Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1975

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Vincent, Jack E.

Abstract

This study empirically tests two new theories of international relations elaborated by Jack E. Vincent as "Relative Status-Field Theory" and "Distance Theory." The findings are compared with empirical results for R. J. Rummel's "Attribute," "Social Field," and "Status-Field" Theories. The cowman philosophical foundation of the theories is discussed, and the basic assumptions and expectations of each theory are specified. The data and methodological procedures necessary for testing the theories are considered. Suggestions for further theoretical development and testing are given. An elementary knowledge of statistics is required, although some knowledge of multi-variate analysis would be helpful.

Extent

228 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1975.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT13697

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