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soctheory-theory-construction

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Use when building the actual theory for a Sociological Theory (ST) manuscript — turning a positioned problem into defined concepts, explicit mechanisms, internally consistent propositions, and scope conditions. Constructs the theory; it does NOT stress-test the argument's validity against rivals (soctheory-argument-development) or set the domain limits (soctheory-boundary-conditions).

When to use

• building the actual theory for a Sociological Theory manuscript
• turning a positioned problem into defined concepts
• specifying explicit mechanisms
• deriving internally consistent propositions
• defining concept extensions and distinctions
• stating explicit assumptions
• checking internal consistency of propositions
• holding the level of analysis

When not to use

• stress-testing the argument's validity against rivals
• setting the domain limits

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