Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0521596874 ISBN 13: 9780521596879

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Riassunto

These essays, written by prominent social scientists, advance criticisms of current trends in social theory and suggest alternative approaches.

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Descrizione del libro

The mechanism approach calls attention to an intermediary level of analysis in between pure description and story-telling, on the one hand, and grand theorizing and universal social laws, on the other. These essays, written by prominent social scientists, advance criticisms of current trends in social theory and suggest alternative approaches.

Contenuti

Acknowledgements; List of contributors; 1. Social mechanisms: an introductory essay Peter Hedström and Richard Swedberg; 2. Social mechanisms and social dynamics Thomas C. Schelling; 3. A plea for mechanisms Jon Elster; 4. Real virtuality Gudmund Hernes; 5. Concatenations of mechanisms Diego Gambetta; 6. Do economists use social mechanisms to explain? Tyler Cowen; 7. Social mechanisms of dissonance reduction Timur Kuran; 8. Social mechanisms without black boxes Raymond Boudon; 9. Is sociological theory too grand for social mechanisms? Axel van den Berg; 10. Theoretical mechanisms and the empirical study of social processes Aage B. Sørensen; 11. Monopolistic competition as a mechanism: corporations, universities, and nation-states in competitive fields Arthur L. Stinchcombe; 12. Rational imitation Peter Hedström; Indexes.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521596874
• ISBN 13: 9780521596879
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 356
• Redattore: Hedstrom Peter
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