Applied research has the potential for greatly enriching social theory Many of the
metatheoretical assumptions that underlie social theory are seldom explicitly stated.
The attempted application of theory and postapplication analysis often bring these
assumptions to the fore. Applied research also allows for a more rigorous testing of
theory than that which is possible in nonapplied research. In this paper an effort is made
to delineate some aspects of the relationship between applied social research and theory
through the use of cultural deprivation theorizing and investigations.
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