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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70267154 Title: Explaining social behavior : more nuts and bolts for the social sciences Author: Jon Elster Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN/ISSN: 052177179X 9780521771795 0521777445 9780521777445 OCLC:70267154

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Explaining social behavior : more nuts and bolts for the social sciences

Author:	Jon Elster
Publisher:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Summary:	From the Publisher: This book is an expanded and revised edition of the author's critically acclaimed volume Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences. In twenty-six succinct chapters, Jon Elster provides an account of the nature of explanation in the social sciences. He offers an overview of key explanatory mechanisms in the social sciences, relying on hundreds of examples and drawing on a large variety of Read more...
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Subjects	Social sciences -- Methodology. Social interaction. Sciences sociales -- Méthodologie. View all subjects
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
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ISBN:	052177179X 9780521771795 0521777445 9780521777445
OCLC Number:	70267154
Notes:	Expanded and rev. ed. of: Nuts and bolts for the social sciences, 1989.
Description:	xi, 484 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:	Preface -- Introduction-- Part 1: Explanation And Mechanisms -- 1: Explanation -- 2: Mechanisms -- 3: Interpretation -- Part 2: Mind -- 4: Motivations -- 5: Self-interest and altruism -- 6: Myopia and foresight -- 7: Beliefs -- 8: Emotions -- Part 3: Action -- 9: Desires and opportunities -- 10: Persons and situations -- 11: Rational choice -- 12: Rationality and behavior -- 13: Responding to irrationality -- 14: Some implications for textual interpretation -- Part 4: Lessons From The Natural Sciences -- 15: Physiology and neuroscience -- 16: Explanation by consequences and natural selection -- 17: Selection and human behavior -- Part 5: Interaction -- 18: Unintended consequences -- 19: Strategic interaction -- 20: Games and behavior -- 21: Trust -- 22: Social norms -- 23: Collective belief formation -- 24: Collective action -- 25: Collective decision-making -- 26: Organizations and institutions -- Conclusion: Is social science possible? -- Index.
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