9780521593199-0521593190-Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)

Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory (Studies in Rationality and Social Change)

ISBN-13: 9780521593199
ISBN-10: 0521593190
Author: Richard Swedberg, Peter Hedström
Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 356 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521593199
ISBN-10: 0521593190
Author: Richard Swedberg, Peter Hedström
Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover 356 pages

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Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory (Studies in Rationality and Social Change) (ISBN-13: 9780521593199 and ISBN-10: 0521593190), written by authors Richard Swedberg, Peter Hedström, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1998. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Social Sciences (Sociology, Politics & Government) books. You can easily purchase or rent Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory (Studies in Rationality and Social Change) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Social Sciences books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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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 scientist, it must attain a high level of precision and provide a toolbox from which middle range theories can be constructed.
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