The Rational Choice Controversy in Historical Sociology

ISBN-10
0226305651
ISBN-13
9780226305653
Category
Historical sociology
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2001
Author
Roger V. Gould

Description

This collection captures the depth of the debate centered on historical sociology and the role of general theory in the social sciences. The exchange began at a 1990 symposium of the American Sociological Association, when Michael Hechter and Edgar Kiser argued that historical sociologists should search for general causal principles—to which end the pair introduced rational choice theory. This volume reproduces the original paper along with other significant contributions to the debate and Kiser and Hechter's replies to their critics.

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