Social Mechanisms
Download or Read eBook Social Mechanisms PDF written by Peter Hedström and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-13 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Peter Hedström |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 1998-01-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521596874 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521596879 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Social Mechanisms by : Peter Hedström
Book excerpt: 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, on the one hand, and grand theorizing and universal social laws, on the other. 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.
