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Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory
Hardback
Main Details
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Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Peter Hedstroem
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Edited by Richard Swedberg
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| Series | Studies in Rationality and Social Change |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:356 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 223,Width 145 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521593199
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| Classifications | Dewey:300.1 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
6 Tables, unspecified; 16 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
13 January 1998 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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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