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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820533603321

Autore

Hechter Michael

Titolo

Principles of group solidarity / / Michael Hechter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1988

ISBN

1-282-35542-2

9786612355424

0-520-90897-X

Edizione

[First paperback edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 219 pages) : illustrations

Collana

California series on social choice and political economy ; ; 11

Disciplina

303.3/3

Soggetti

Solidarity

Social groups

Social choice

Social control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First paperback printing 1988.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-209) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables And Figures -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. The Problem -- III. A Theory Of Group Solidarity -- IV. The Necessity Of Formal Controls -- V. Dependence And Party Solidarity -- VI. The Production Of Formal Controls -- VII. The Limits Of Compensation In Capitalist Firms -- VIII. Economizing On Control Costs In Intentional Communities -- IX. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.