Social Institutions

Informationen zum Autor Karl-Dieter Opp Klappentext This is the first book to present a synthesis of rational choice theory and sociological perspectives for the analysis of social institutions Zusammenfassung This is the first book to present a synthesis of rational choice theory and sociological perspectives for the analysis of social institutions Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; I: Alternative Explanations of Norms and Institutions; 1: The Emergence of Cooperative Social Institutions; 2: The Emergence of Norms; 3: The Costs of Organizing Social Cooperation; 4: Individual Interests and Moral Institutions: An Endogenous Approach to the Modification of Preferences; 5: The Attenuation of Customs; 6: The Kula: Social Order, Barter, and Ceremonial Exchange; II: The Comparative Analysis of Institutions; 7: A Comparative Institutional Analysis in the Arts: The Theater; 8: Cultural Resources and Participation in High Culture; 9: The Welfare State and Unemployment: A Theoretical Analysis; III: The Effects of Institutions in a Multiplex Societal Context; 10: Patronage: An Institution in Its Own Right; 11: The Political Geography of Fascist Party Membership in Italy and Germany (1918–1933); 12: Incentives, Governance, and Development in Chinese Collective Agriculture; 13: Toward a Theory of Union Emergence and Demise; 14: Intrafamilial Markets for Education in Japan

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Opp Hechter, Karl-Dieter Opp, Opp Karl-Dieter
• Con la collaborazione di: Michael Hechter (Editore), Karl-Dieter Opp (Editore), Reinhard Wippler (Editore)
• Editore: Transaction Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.1990
• EAN: 9780202304090
• ISBN: 978-0-202-30409-0
• Pagine: 349
• Serie: Communication & Social Order
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General