TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hedström,Peter
AU  - Swedberg,Richard
TI  - Social mechanisms: an analytical approach to social theory 
T2  - Studies in rationality and social change
SN  - 0521596874
AV  - HM24. S54426 1998
U1  - 301.01 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Social systems
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Social mechanisms: an introductory essay; Peter Hedstrom and Richard Swedberg --; 2; Social mechanisms and social dynamics; Thomas C. Schelling --; 3; A plea for mechanisms; Jon Elster --; 4; Real virtuality; Gudmund Hernes --; 5; Concatenations of mechanisms; Diego Gambetta --; 6; Do economists use social mechanisms to explain?; Tyler Cowen --; 7; Social mechanisms of dissonance reduction; Timur Kuran --; 8; Social mechanisms without black boxes; Raymond Boudon --; 9; Is sociological theory too grand for social mechanisms?; Axel van den Berg --; 10; Theoretical mechanisms and the empirical study of social processes; Aage B. Sorensen --; 11; Monopolistic competition as a mechanism: corporations, universities, and nation-states in competitive fields; Arthur L. Stinchcombe --; 12; Rational imitation; Peter Hedstrom
ER  -