| Intentional Social Change: A Rational Choice Theory Volume 2 Contributor(s): Sato, Yoshimichi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1876843187 ISBN-13: 9781876843182 Publisher: Trans Pacific Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: Why do some efforts to implement social change succeed while others fail? Yoshimichi Sato observes in this book that existing theories focus on social action at either the micro- or the macro-level, but are unable to explain the multi-level transitions. Sato argues that efforts to effect social change at the macro-level stimulate responses at the micro-level, and it is the accumulation of these micro-level social actions that determines the macro- level social outcomes. Turning to game theory to analyze these multi-level transitions, Sato concludes that intentional social change is successful when the change agents anticipate and control the range of responses of micro-level social actors such that the responses to the change agent's endeavors accumulate towards the desired outcome. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 303.401 |
| LCCN: 2006445120 |
| Series: Stratification and Inequality |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.55 lbs) 159 pages |
