| The Cement of Society: A Survey of Social Order Contributor(s): Elster, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521376076 ISBN-13: 9780521376075 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1989 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 305 |
| LCCN: 89030987 |
| Series: Studies in Rationality and Social Change |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.38" W x 8.45" (0.83 lbs) 320 pages |
