Social Mechanisms by Peter Hedstrom
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.-
Democracy and the Market
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The Cement of Society
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Individual Interests and Collective Action
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Were They Pushed or Did They Jump?
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The Critical Mass in Collective Action
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Stratification and Organization
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Coercive Power in Social Exchange
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Resistance and Rebellion
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Minority Government and Majority Rule
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The Multiple Self
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Foundations of Social Choice Theory
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Constitutionalism and Democracy
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Picoeconomics
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Explaining Technical Change
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The Possibility of Cooperation
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Interpersonal Comparisons of Well-Being
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521593199 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521593190 |
| Title | Social Mechanisms |
| Author | Peter Hedstrom |
| Series | Studies In Rationality And Social Change |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1998-01-13 |
| Number of pages | 356 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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