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Social mechanisms : an analytical approach to social theory
Peter Hedström,Richard Swedberg +1 more
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Hedstrom and Swedenberg as discussed by the authors discuss the need for social mechanisms in economics and argue that sociological theory is too grand for social mechanism, and that social mechanisms without black boxes are too grand to explain.Abstract:
Acknowledgements List of contributors 1. Social mechanisms: an introductory essay Peter Hedstrom 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. Sorensen 11. Monopolistic competition as a mechanism: corporations, universities, and nation-states in competitive fields Arthur L. Stinchcombe 12. Rational imitation Peter Hedstrom Indexes.read more
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