Theories of Social Order A Reader 1st Edition by Michael Hechter, Christine Horne ISBN 978-0804746113 0804746117

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ISBN 10: 0804746117

ISBN 13:  978-0804746113

Author: Michael Hechter, Christine Horne

This collection of readings provides a compelling exploration of what arguably remains the single most important problem in sociological theory: the problem of social order. Contending that the purpose of theory in the social sciences lies in its ability to explain real-world phenomena, Theories of Social Order departs from the standard theory reader by presenting classical texts alongside contemporary theoretical extensions and recent empirical applications to explore this substantive theme. Its unique approach—focusing on theories rather than theorists and on one overarching question rather than a disparate array of issues—encourages students to compare various factors and mechanisms, seek common analytical themes, and develop a deeper theoretical understanding of the problem of social order. Further, by pairing theory with empirical research, the volume helps students appreciate the relevance of theory to their own lives, to the research enterprise, and to the development of better social policies.

Readings have been selected based on their relevance to classical theoretical issues and are all accessible to a non-technical audience. Editorial introductions to each section discuss the causal mechanisms in each theory and make explicit links between the classical and the modern texts.

Table of contents: 

PART I WHAT IS THEORY?

A. Theory Is Explanation

1. Explanation in the Social Sciences – GEORGE C. HOMANS

B. Motives and Mechanisms
2. Types of Social Action – MAX WEBER

PART II SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF SOCIAL ORDER

C. The Problem of Social Order
3. The Moral Basis of a Backward Society – EDWARD C. BANFIELD

D. Meaning
4. The Production of Consciousness – KARL MARX
5. The Origin of Beliefs – ÉMILE DURKHEIM
6. Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact – LUDWIK FLECK
7. Play, the Game, and the Generalized Other – GEORGE HERBERT MEAD
8. Meanings of Violence – DOV COHEN and JOE VANDELLO

E. Values and Norms
9. Civilization and Its Discontents – SIGMUND FREUD
10. Egoistic Suicide – ÉMILE DURKHEIM
11. Anomic Suicide – ÉMILE DURKHEIM
12. Explaining the Emergence of Norms – CHRISTINE HORNE
13. Behavior in Public Places – ERVING GOFFMAN
14. Altruistic Punishment in Humans – ERNST FEHR and SIMON GÄCHTER

F. Power and Authority
15. Leviathan – THOMAS HOBBES
16. The Origin of the State – FRIEDRICH ENGELS
17. The Types of Legitimate Domination – MAX WEBER
18. Learning to Labor – PAUL WILLIS

G. Spontaneous Order
19. Cosmos and Taxis – FRIEDRICH A. HAYEK
20. Micromotives and Macrobehavior – THOMAS C. SCHELLING
21. The Division of Labor – ADAM SMITH
22. The Evolution of Cooperation – ROBERT AXELROD
23. The Live-and-Let-Live System in Trench Warfare in World War 1 – ROBERT AXELROD

H. Groups and Networks
24. The Web of Group-Affiliations – GEORG SIMMEL
25. The Strength of Weak Ties – MARK S. GRANOVETTER
26. Trust, Cohesion, and the Social Order – ERNEST GELLNER
27. Individualism and Free Institutions – ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
28. The Attainment of Social Order in Heterogeneous Societies – MICHAEL HECHTER, DEBRA FRIEDMAN, and SATOSHI KANAZAWA

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