Peter Hedström,
Richard Swedberg
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1998
9780521596879
Social Mechanisms
An Analytical Approach to Social Theory
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Paperback, 356 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
1998
ISBN13: 9780521596879
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Studies in Rationali
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Samenvatting
The advancement of social theory requires an analytical approach that systematically seeks to explicate the social mechanisms that generate and explain observed associations between events. These essays, written by prominent social scientists, advance criticisms of current trends in social theory and suggest alternative approaches. 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. For social theory to be of use for the working social scientist, it must attain a high level of precision and provide a toolbox from which middle range theories can be constructed.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521596879
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:356
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Studies in Rationali
Inhoudsopgave
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.