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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"A remarkably new departure in sociology [that] is likely to bring new life into the whole discipline." (William H. Riker, University of Rochester)
About the Author:
Michael Hechter is Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona.
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- PublisherUniv of California Pr
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0520061020
- ISBN 13 9780520061026
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages219
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