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020			_a9780511921315 (ebook)
020			_z9780521190473 (hardback)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aHM585 _b.A526 2011
082	0	0	_a301.01 _222
245	0	0	_aAnalytical Sociology and Social Mechanisms / _cedited by Pierre Demeulenaere.
246	3		_aAnalytical Sociology & Social Mechanisms
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (330 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aMechanisms are very much a part of social life. For example, we can see that inequality has tended to increase over time, and that cities can become segregated. But how do such mechanisms work? Analytical sociology is an influential approach to sociology which holds that explanations of social phenomena should focus on the social mechanisms that bring them about. This book evaluates the major features of this approach, focusing on the significance of the notion of mechanism. Leading scholars seek to answer a number of questions in order to explore all the relevant dimensions of mechanism-based explanations in social sciences. How do social mechanisms link together individual actions and social environments? What is the role of multi-agent modelling in the conceptualization of mechanisms? Does the notion of mechanism solve the problem of relevance in social sciences explanations?
650		0	_aSociology
650		0	_aSocial systems
700	1		_aDemeulenaere, Pierre, _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521190473
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511921315
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38526 _d38526