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082	0	4	_a303.4 _bELS
100			_aElster, Jon
245	1	0	_aThe Cement of Society: A Study of Social Order (Studies in Rationality and Social Change) _c/Jon Elster
260			_bCambridge Univ Pr _c1989.
300			_a320p,;
504			_aindex
520			_aThe 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.
650			_asociology
942			_cREF
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