Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory

(Part of the Studies in Rationality and Social Change Series)

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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,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521596874

ISBN13:9780521596879

Release Date:April 1994

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:356 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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