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Theories of Social Order A Reader 2nd Edition by Michael Hechter

Theories of Social Order: A Reader 2nd Edition by Michael Hechter, ISBN-13: 978-0804758734

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Theories of Social Order: A Reader 2nd Edition by Michael Hechter, ISBN-13: 978-0804758734

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  • Publisher: ‎ Stanford Social Sciences; 2nd edition (April 13, 2009)
  • Language: ‎ English
  • 368 pages
  • ISBN-10: ‎ 0804758735
  • ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0804758734

Already a standard in its first edition, this newly expanded and reorganized reader provides a compelling exploration of what arguably remains the single most important problem in social theory: the problem of social order. Contending that theory’s purpose in the social sciences lies in its ability to explain real-world phenomena, Theories of Social Order presents classic texts alongside contemporary theoretical extensions and recent empirical applications.

Building on the success of the first edition, the second edition focuses readings around five key social structures that affect social order: individuals, hierarchies, markets, groups, and networks. Its unique approach―focusing on theories rather than theorists―encourages students to compare various factors and mechanisms, seek common analytical themes, and develop a deeper theoretical understanding of the problem of social order. By pairing alternative explanations with empirical research, it helps students grasp the essential lesson that social theory must have empirical implications. This critical lesson emphasizes the relevance of theory to real life, the research enterprise, and the development of better social policies.

Added readings in the second edition highlight the extent to which the problem of social order is of interest across the sciences and demonstrate the relevance of social order in understanding gender and ethnic group dynamics. Editorial introductions to each section discuss the causal mechanisms in each theory and make clear links between classical and modern texts.

Table of Contents:

Preface xi
PART I THE PROBLEM OF SOCIAL ORDER 1
PART 11 WHAT IS THEORY? 7
A. Theory Is Explanation 7
1. Dissecting the Social 12
PETER HEDSTROM
B. Motives and Mechanisms 17
2. Types of Social Action 23
MAX WEBER
3. Human Motivation and Social Cooperation 26
ERNST PBHR AND HERBERT GINTIS
4. De Gustibus Est Disputandum 35
SATOSHI KANAZAWA
PART Ill SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM
OF SOCIAL ORDER 41
c. Individuals 41
5. The Production of Consciousness 46
KARLMARX
6. The Origin of Beliefs 49
EMILE DURKHEIM
vlll I CONTENTS
7. Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact 56
L\JDWIK FLECK
8. Play, the Game, and the Generalized Other 60
GEORGE HERBERT MEAD
9. Meanings of Violence 67
OOV COHBN AND JOB VANDELLO
D. Hierarchies 82
10. Leviathan 88
THOMAS HOBBES
ll. The Origin of the State 99
FRIEDRICH ENGELS
12. The Types of Legitimate Domination 103
MAX WEBER
13. Learning to Labor 122
PAUL WILLIS
E. Markets 134
14. Cosmos and Taxis 140
FRIEDRICH A. HAYEK
15. Micromotives and Macrobehavior 154
THOMAS C. SCH£ LLING
16. The Division of Labor 166
ADAM SMITH
17. The Evolution of Cooperation 175
ROBER’T AXELROD
18. The Live-and-Let-Live System in Trench Warfare
in World War I 186
ROBERT AXELROD
19. From Ants to People, an Instinct to Swarm 195
CARLZIMMER
F. Groups 199
20. The Arrangement between the Sexes 210
ERVIN’G GOPPMAN
21. Civilization and Its Discontents 222
SIGMUND FREUD
CONTESTS l b
21. Egoistic Suicide 232
btlLE DURKHEIM
23. Anomic Suicide 237
btlLE DURKHEIM
24. Individualism and Free Institutions 246
ALEXIS DB TOCQUEVnl.E
25. Principles of Group Solidarity 256
MICHAEL HBCHTER
26. The Emergence of Norms 261
JAMBS S. COLBMAN
27. Group Cohesion and Metanorms 266
CHRISTINE HORNE
28. The Emperor’s Dilemma 276
DAMON CENTOLA1 ROBB WILLER, A~”D MlCHAEJ. MACY
29. The Attainment of Social Order in Heterogeneous Societies 282
MlCHAEL HECHTEJt, DBBR.A FRIEDMAN, AND SATOSID KANAZAWA
G. Networks 296
30. Trustt Cohesion, and the Social Order 300
BRNES’f GELLNER
31. ‘The Peace in the Feud 306
MAX GLUCKMAN
32. The Web of Group-Affiliations 316
GEORG SIMMEL
33. The Strength of Weak Ties 323
MARK S. GRANOVETTER
34. Ethnic Conflict and Civil Society: India and Beyond 333
ASHUTOSH VARSHNEY
H. Conclusion 340
Index 345

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

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