theoretical tradition
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftheoreticalandtradition
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theoretical
adjective
uk/θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌθiː.əˈret̬.kəl/
based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of ...
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tradition
noun[C or U]
uk/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/us/trəˈdɪʃ.ən/
a belief, principle, or way of acting that people in a particular society or group have continued to follow for a long time, or all of these beliefs, etc. in a particular society ...
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A longtheoreticaltraditionin psychology suggests an answer.
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The gametheoreticaltraditionthat social capital scholars tend to draw upon demonstrates how social capital facilitates the co-operation that makes it possible for actors to achieve superior social outcomes.
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It builds on thetheoreticaltraditionof quallia which allows for assemblages of interacting processes.
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These were the first steps in forging atheoreticaltraditionthat corresponded to chant.
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The bases for the standards are very different, reflecting different theoretical traditions in social policy.
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Each of these theoretical traditions has its own strengths for the study of language and sexuality.
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Even within psychology, this "naturalistic" argument fails to explain surprising structural similarities in different theoretical traditions.
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The interest in informal relationships and the experience of intimacy has developed in the context of different concerns and theoretical traditions.
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Use of a mask motif in social gerontology has broadly followed one of two theoretical traditions.
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The study of personality has a broad and varied history in psychology with an abundance of theoretical traditions.
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Multiple datasets are available for study, providing opportunities to increase knowledge in the social and behavioral sciences and many theoretical traditions.
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