Social Mechanisms An Analytical Approach to Social Theory |
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| Editor:
| Swedberg, Richard
Hedström, Peter |
| Contribution by:
| Elster, Jon
Hernes, Gudmund |
| Series title: | Studies in Rationality and Social Change Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-59687-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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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. For social theory to be of use for the working social scientists, it must attain a high level of precision and provide a toolbox from which...
More DescriptionThe 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. For social theory to be of use for the working social scientists, it must attain a high level of precision and provide a toolbox from which middle range theories can be constructed.