Theories of Social Order A Reader

Name: Theories of Social Order A Reader
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ISBN: 9780804746113

ISBN-10: 0804746117

ISBN-13: 9780804746113

Edition: 2003

Authors: Michael Hechter, Christine Horne

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This collection of readings provides an exploration of the problem of social order. It focuses on theories rather than theorists, encouraging students to compare various factors and mechanisms, seek common analytical themes and develop a theoretical understanding of the problem of social order.

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 3/12/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.15" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Michael Hechter is Foundation Professor of Global Studies at Arizona State University. Christine Horne is Associate Professor of Sociology at Washington State University.



Preface



What is Theory?



Theory Is Explanation



Explanation in the Social Sciences




Motives and Mechanisms



Types of Social Action




Solutions to the Problem of Social Order



The Problem of Social Order



The Moral Basis of a Backward Society




Meaning



The Production of Consciousness




The Origin of Beliefs




Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact




Play, the Game, and the Generalized Other




Meanings of Violence




Values and Norms



Civilization and Its Discontents




Egoistic Suicide




Anomic Suicide




Explaining the Emergence of Norms




Behavior in Public Places




Altruistic Punishment in Humans




Power and Authority



Leviathan




The Origin of the State




The Types of Legitimate Domination




Learning to Labor




Spontaneous Order



Cosmos and Taxis




Micromotives and Macrobehavior




The Division of Labor




The Evolution of Cooperation




The Live-and-Let-Live System in Trench Warfare in World War I




Groups and Networks



The Web of Group-Affiliations




The Strength of Weak Ties




Trust, Cohesion, and the Social Order




Individualism and Free Institutions




The Attainment of Social Order in Heterogeneous Societies




Conclusion


Index