Dissecting the social: on the principles of analytical sociology
Hedström outlines the principles of an analytically oriented sociology that seeks to address the criticisms of sociological research. He argues for a systematic development of sociological theory so that it has the explanatory capacity to inform sociological research and outlines mechanisms to enabl...
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| Summary: | Hedström outlines the principles of an analytically oriented sociology that seeks to address the criticisms of sociological research. He argues for a systematic development of sociological theory so that it has the explanatory capacity to inform sociological research and outlines mechanisms to enable this to take place. |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of figures page vi
List of tables viii
Preface ix
1 The analytical tradition in sociology 1
2 Social mechanisms and explanatory theory 11
3 Action and interaction 34
4 Social interaction and social change 67
5 On causal modelling 101
6 Quantitative research, agent based modelling and theories
of the social (with Yvonne Aberg) 114
7 Coda 145
References 156
Index 170
v
Figures
2.1 Hypothetical decomposition used to answer the question
Why do we observe a gender gap in earnings? page 22
2.2 Alternative mechanism definitions 25
2.3 Components of a programme explanation 30
3.1 Core components of the DBO theory 39
3.2 Dyadic interaction between actor i and actory according
to the DBO theory 44
3.3 Sources of uniformity within groups of individuals 47
3.4 Belief mediated interactions in coordination problems
(adopted from Lewisl969) 50
3.5 Decision tree illustrating a hypothetical choice situation
consisting of two possible courses of action, Al and A2 57
4.1 Initial patterns of beliefs, desires and actions in a
population of 2,500 actors 79
4.2 The structure of social interaction between Ego and
Alters 80
4.3 Typical patterns of beliefs, desires and actions in a
population of 2,500 actors who socially interact with
four neighbours 81
4.4 Typical patterns of beliefs, desires and actions in a
population of 2,500 actors who interact socially with
three neighbours and one randomly selected actor 85
4.5 Effects on typical actions of two different structures of
social interaction 86
4.6 Macro level patterns to be expected under atomistic
and non atomistic decision making, according to
Coleman, Katz and Menzel (1957) 89
4.7 Decision situation in collective action problem,
according to Aberg (2000) 90
4.8 Social outcomes expected in a structurally
undifferentiated setting 92
4.9 Graph of a hypothetical four category catnet 94
vi
List of figures vii
4.10 Social outcomes in a structurally differentiated setting 96
5.1 Blau and Duncan s (1967) path model of the process of
stratification 103
6.1 Coleman s micro macro graph 115
6.2 Unemployment as an endogenous process 122
6.3 Variation in unemployment levels among
neighbourhoods that are similar to one another in terms
of their unemployment relevant characteristics 125
6.4 Social and individual components of the outflow from
unemployment 127
6.5 Estimated strength of social interaction effects for an
average person 130
6.6 Typical action patterns in a population of 2,500 actors
who socially interact with four neighbours on the basis
of an empirically calibrated action rule 133
6.7 Summary of the results of 5,200 agent based analyses in
which 2,500 agents interact on a lattice (torus) with 50
rows and 50 columns on the basis of an empirically
calibrated action rule 134
6.8 Actual and simulated unemployment levels in the
Stockholm metropolitan area 139
6.9 Unemployment levels and social interactions in low and
high unemployment neighbourhoods in the Stockholm
metropolitan area 140
6.10 Effects of social interactions and education on the
unemployment level in the Stockholm metropolitan
area 141
Tables
2.1 Main types of explanations page 14
3.1 Summary of some of the action related mechanisms
discussed in chapter 3 59
4.1 DBO patterns and associated courses of action 77
4.2 Summary of simulation results 82
4.3 Probabilities (xlOO) of different social outcomes with
randomly assigned catnet parameters and varying
number of actors acting at the onset 98
5.1 Main traditions of causal modelling 102
5.2 Logistic regression model of the BDA data of figure 4.3 110
6.1 Logistic regression model of the probability of leaving
unemployment: regression coefficients, with z statistics
in parentheses 128
viii
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Contents
List of figures page vi
List of tables viii
Preface ix
1 The analytical tradition in sociology 1
2 Social mechanisms and explanatory theory 11
3 Action and interaction 34
4 Social interaction and social change 67
5 On causal modelling 101
6 Quantitative research, agent based modelling and theories
of the social (with Yvonne Aberg) 114
7 Coda 145
References 156
Index 170
v
Figures
2.1 Hypothetical decomposition used to answer the question
'Why do we observe a gender gap in earnings?' page 22
2.2 Alternative mechanism definitions 25
2.3 Components of a programme explanation 30
3.1 Core components of the DBO theory 39
3.2 Dyadic interaction between actor i and actory according
to the DBO theory 44
3.3 Sources of uniformity within groups of individuals 47
3.4 Belief mediated interactions in coordination problems
(adopted from Lewisl969) 50
3.5 Decision tree illustrating a hypothetical choice situation
consisting of two possible courses of action, Al and A2 57
4.1 Initial patterns of beliefs, desires and actions in a
population of 2,500 actors 79
4.2 The structure of social interaction between Ego and
Alters 80
4.3 Typical patterns of beliefs, desires and actions in a
population of 2,500 actors who socially interact with
four neighbours 81
4.4 Typical patterns of beliefs, desires and actions in a
population of 2,500 actors who interact socially with
three neighbours and one randomly selected actor 85
4.5 Effects on typical actions of two different structures of
social interaction 86
4.6 Macro level patterns to be expected under atomistic
and non atomistic decision making, according to
Coleman, Katz and Menzel (1957) 89
4.7 Decision situation in collective action problem,
according to Aberg (2000) 90
4.8 Social outcomes expected in a structurally
undifferentiated setting 92
4.9 Graph of a hypothetical four category catnet 94
vi
List of figures vii
4.10 Social outcomes in a structurally differentiated setting 96
5.1 Blau and Duncan's (1967) path model of the process of
stratification 103
6.1 Coleman's micro macro graph 115
6.2 Unemployment as an endogenous process 122
6.3 Variation in unemployment levels among
neighbourhoods that are similar to one another in terms
of their unemployment relevant characteristics 125
6.4 Social and individual components of the outflow from
unemployment 127
6.5 Estimated strength of social interaction effects for an
average person 130
6.6 Typical action patterns in a population of 2,500 actors
who socially interact with four neighbours on the basis
of an empirically calibrated action rule 133
6.7 Summary of the results of 5,200 agent based analyses in
which 2,500 agents interact on a lattice (torus) with 50
rows and 50 columns on the basis of an empirically
calibrated action rule 134
6.8 Actual and simulated unemployment levels in the
Stockholm metropolitan area 139
6.9 Unemployment levels and social interactions in low and
high unemployment neighbourhoods in the Stockholm
metropolitan area 140
6.10 Effects of social interactions and education on the
unemployment level in the Stockholm metropolitan
area 141
Tables
2.1 Main types of explanations page 14
3.1 Summary of some of the action related mechanisms
discussed in chapter 3 59
4.1 DBO patterns and associated courses of action 77
4.2 Summary of simulation results 82
4.3 Probabilities (xlOO) of different social outcomes with
randomly assigned catnet parameters and varying
number of actors acting at the onset 98
5.1 Main traditions of causal modelling 102
5.2 Logistic regression model of the BDA data of figure 4.3 110
6.1 Logistic regression model of the probability of leaving
unemployment: regression coefficients, with z statistics
in parentheses 128
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