Principles of group solidarity / Michael Hechter.
Social scientists have long recognized that solidarity is essential for such phenomena as social order, class, and ethnic consciousness, and the provision of collective goods. In presenting a new general theory of group solidarity, Michael Hechter here contends that it is indeed possible to build a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
1988.
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| Series: | California series on social choice and political economy ;
11. |
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| Summary: | Social scientists have long recognized that solidarity is essential for such phenomena as social order, class, and ethnic consciousness, and the provision of collective goods. In presenting a new general theory of group solidarity, Michael Hechter here contends that it is indeed possible to build a theory of solidarity based on the action of rational individuals and in doing so he goes beyond the timeworn disciplinary boundaries separating the various social sciences. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 219 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-209) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520908970 052090897X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |