Enkele opmerkingen over de methode der individualiserende sociografie

Samenvatting

RECTIFICATIE (uit nr. 4, april 1956, p.100) In het artikel van Dr. Kruijer (februari 1956) moet op pag. 22, regel 23, "sociografie” worden: "thematische sociografie” ; op pag. 25, regel 14, moet voor "radicale” worden gelezen "raciale”. SUMMARY: The difference between the various meanings of the concept 'object' is stressed: a subject of and a purpose for social research. A general theory may blur an essential side of social phenomena: their historical character. In descriptive sociology the thematic approach is a generalizing one. It is possible, however, in an inductive methodology, to stress the typical characteristics of a general phenomenon as to time and place. There is a difference between typical and essential characteristics. The finding of typical characteristics is, however, as essential a part of social research as is the finding of the connections between the social phenomenon and the concepts of general sociology. L. Turksma.