The Rational Choice Controversy in Historical Sociology

Roger V. Gould (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

1998
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-30565-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This collection of essays recreates the debate on what historical sociology is, and what it ought to be, leading to larger questions about the role of general theory in the social sciences. The arguments for and against rational choice theory and comparative and narrative analyses, are reiterated.

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This collection captures the depth of the debate centered on historical sociology and the role of general theory in the social sciences. The exchange began at a 1990 symposium of the American Sociological Association, when Michael Hechter and Edgar Kiser argued that historical sociologists should search for general causal principles - to which end the pair introduced rational choice theory. This volume reproduces the original paper along with other significant contributions to the debate and Kiser and Hechter's replies to their critics.

Autor

Roger V. Gould (1963-2002) was associate professor of sociology at the University of Chicago and editor of the American Journal of Sociology. He is also the author of Collision of Wills: How Ambiguity about Social Rank Breeds Conflict, published by the University of Chicago Press.

Produkt-Details

• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-226-30565-1 / 0226305651
• ISBN-13: 978-0-226-30565-3 / 9780226305653
• Zustand: Neuware