AN EVALUATION OF SOME ASSUMPTIONS OF THE DAVIS-MOORE THEORY OF STRATIFICATION
Abstract
An attempt was made to first isolate the underlying assumptions in the Davis-Moore theory-the propositions about individual behavior and the propositions about elementary social behavior. Then, having been conceptualized in a general form, one assumption or proposition which is crucial to the theory was evaluated using some new evidence from an investigation designed specifically to test this assumption, and using as well a substantial accumulation of relevant evidence from past investigations. The implications of the evidence for the DavisMoore theory is discussed in some detail. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0264838
Entities
People
- L. Keith Miller
- Robert L. Hamblin
Organizations
- Washington University in St. Louis