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Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory

Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory

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Series: Studies in Rationality and Social Change

General Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0521596874
ISBN13: 9780521596879
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jan 13 1998
Pages: 356
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.57 Depth: 8.54
Language: English
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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