Social Mechanisms - An Analytical Approach to Social Theory (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Rationality and Social Change
Release date:	1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	Peter Hedstroem • Richard Swedberg
Dimensions:	223 x 145 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	356
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-59319-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory
LSN:	0-521-59319-0
Barcode:	9780521593199

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