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The Oxford handbook of analytical sociology /

The Oxford handbook of analytical sociology / Analytical sociology edited by Peter Hedstr�om and Peter Bearman. - 1 online resource (xxi, 772 pages) : illustrations (black and white). - Oxford handbooks online . - Oxford handbooks online. .

Previously issued in print: 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

What is analytical sociology all about? An introductory essay / Trust / Social dynamics from the bottom up: Agent-based models of social interaction / Segregation dynamics / Self fulfilling processes / Social influence: The puzzling nature of success in cultural markets / Matching / Collective action / Conditional choice / Network dynamics / Threshold models of social influence / Analytical sociology and theories of the middle range / Time and scheduling / Homophily and the focused organization of ties / Status / Dominance hierarchies / Conflict / Game theory / Experiments / Surveys / Analytical ethnography / Historical sociology / Emotions / The Contagiousness of Divorce / Beliefs / Preferences / Opportunities / Heuristics / Signaling / Norms / Peter Hedstr�om, Peter Bearman -- Alexandra Gerbasi, Karen S. Cook -- Andreas Flache, Michael Macy -- Robert Mare, Elizabeth Bruch -- Michael Biggs -- Duncan J. Watts, Matthew J. Salganik -- Katherine Stovel -- Delia Baldassarri -- Meredith Rolfe -- James Moody -- Peter Dodds, Duncan J. Watts -- Peter Hedstr�om, Lars Udehn -- Christopher Winship -- Scott Feld, Bernard Grofman -- Freda Lynn, Joel Podolny -- W. Brent Lindquist, Ivan Chase -- Stathis Kalyvas -- Richard Breen -- Iris Bohnet -- Hannah Br�uckner -- Diane Vaughan -- Karen Barkey -- Jon Elster -- Yvonne �Aberg -- Jens Rydgren -- Jeremy Freese -- Trond Petersen -- Dan Goldstein -- Diego Gambetta -- Jon Elster.

Exploring analytical sociology as an approach for explaining important social facts such as network structures, patterns of residential segregation, typical beliefs, and cultural tastes, this text brings together some of the most prominent analytical sociologists. In four parts, the volume describes the foundations of analytical sociology; discusses the role of action and interaction in explaining diverse social processes such as emotions and beliefs; looks at the macroscopic social dynamics brought on by the activation of the cog-and-wheel mechanisms; and asks how analytic sociology relates to other fields and approaches such as game theory, analytic ethnography, and historical sociology.

Specialized.

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Sociology.
Sociology--Philosophy.

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