Dissecting the social : on the principles of analytical sociology
Building on his earlier, influential contributions to contemporary debates on social theory, Professor Hedström argues for a systematic development of sociological theory so that it has the explanatory power and precision to inform sociological research and understanding, qualities lacking in much of the grand social theorizing currently fashionable
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; 1 The analytical tradition in sociology; 2 Social mechanisms and explanatory theory; 3 Action and interaction; 4 Social interaction and social change; 5 On causal modelling; 6 Quantitative research, agent-based modelling and theories of the social (with Yvonne Åberg); 7 Coda; References; Index
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