Social Mechanism

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A Social Mechanism is a mechanism within a society.



References

2016

1998

  • (Hedstrom & Swedberg, 1998) ⇒ Peter Hedstrom, and Richard Swedberg. (1998). “Social Mechanisms: An Analytical Approach to Social Theory.” Cambridge University Press.
    • BOOK OVERVIEW: 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 scientists, it must attain a high level of precision and provide a toolbox from which middle range theories can be constructed.
  • (Hedstrom & Swedberg, 1998) ⇒ Peter Hedstrom, and Richard Swedberg. (1998). “Social Mechanisms: An Introductory Essay.” In: Social mechanisms: An analytical approach to social theory

1996