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Social theory and social policy : essays in honor of James S. Coleman

Title
Social theory and social policy : essays in honor of James S. Coleman / edited by Aage B. Sørensen and Seymour Spilerman.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Coleman, James S., 1926-1995.
  • Sørensen, Aage Bøttger.
  • Spilerman, Seymour.
Description
vi, 272 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Coleman, James S., 1926-1995
  • Coleman, James S., 1926-1995
  • Coleman, James Samuel 1926-1995
  • Coleman, James Samuel
  • Sociology
  • Educational sociology
  • Sociology
  • sociology
  • Social policy
  • Pädagogische Soziologie
  • Sozialpolitik
  • Soziologie
  • Soziologische Theorie
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Sociologie
  • Sociale politiek
  • Theorieën
  • Social structure
  • Sociologie de l'éducation
  • United States > Social policy
  • United States
  • États-Unis > Politique sociale
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. The Intellectual Contributions of James S. Coleman / Aage B. Sorensen and Seymour Spilerman -- 2. The Individual as Participant in Political Exchange / James M. Buchanan -- 3. The Conditions of Fruitfulness of Theorizing About Mechanisms in Social Science / Arthur L. Stinchcombe -- 4. Beyond the Alternative Between the Homo Sociologicus and the Homo Oeconomicus: Toward a Theory of Cold Beliefs / Raymond Boudon -- 5. Organizational Puzzles / Gordon Tullock -- 6. Rational Models of Charismatic Influence / Benjamin Zablocki -- 7. Hobbes and Coleman / Gudmund Hernes -- 8. Educational Goals and Political Plans / Daniel Patrick Moynihan -- 9. The Coleman Reports and American Education / Diane Ravitch -- 10. Games with Simulated Environments: Educational Innovation and Research Technology / Sarane Spence Boocock -- 11. Wealth, Intergenerational Transfers, and Life Chances / Seymour Spilerman, Noah Lewin-Epstein and Moshe Semyonov -- 12. The Production of Social Order with Special Reference to Contemporary Japan / Michael Hechter and Satoshi Kanazawa -- 13. Two Americas, Two Value Systems: Blacks and Whites / Seymour Martin Lipset -- 14. The Practice of Sociology in Public Affairs / Erik Van Hove -- 15. Rationality without Responsibility? A Dynamic Model of Responsible Behavior in Social Interactions / Henrik Kreutz.
ISBN
  • 027594235X
  • 9780275942359
LCCN
92015683
OCLC
  • ocm25833078
  • 25833078
  • SCSB-8794715
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library