The Cement of Society: A Study of Social Order (Studies in Rationality and Social Change) /Jon Elster

By:

Elster, Jon

Language: English Publication details: Cambridge Univ Pr 1989.Description: 320pISBN:

9780521376075

Subject(s):

sociology

DDC classification:

303.4 ELS

Summary: The question addressed in this challenging new book is: What binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war? Elster analyzes two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behavior, and cooperative behavior. The book examines various aspects of collective action and bargaining from the perspective of rational choice theory and the theory of social norms. It is a fundamental assumption of the book that social norms provide an important kind of motivation for action that is irreducible to rationality.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
English Books	Anna Centenary Library 3RD FLOOR, B WING	303.4 ELS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	233287

Includes index

The question addressed in this challenging new book is: What binds societies together and prevents them from disintegrating into chaos and war? Elster analyzes two concepts of social order: stable, predictable patterns of behavior, and cooperative behavior. The book examines various aspects of collective action and bargaining from the perspective of rational choice theory and the theory of social norms. It is a fundamental assumption of the book that social norms provide an important kind of motivation for action that is irreducible to rationality.

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