Abstract
With the use of a novel approach fashioned out of the work of Hanson, Popper, Kuhn, and others, an intensive case study of theoretical innovation in sociology-issuing from the work of William F. Ogburn-was undertaken. The results indicate that the innovative aspects of Ogburn's work stem from his introduction of new conceptual categories to explain facts of sociocultural process, which though known to him for several decades, had not been adequately explained by his earlier efforts. This view of scientific advance through conceptual innovations seems consistent with views of theoretical innovation found in the natural sciences.
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