Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology RPD
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Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology RPD

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Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology RPD

About this book

Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology focuses on two main issues in sociology. Firstly, how macro-conditions can explain macro-outcomes mediated by actor behaviour at the micro-level (micro-macro links). Secondly, how alternative micro-models affect macro-outcomes (microfoundations). The contributions reflect key features of micro-macro modelling in sociology as well as recent progress in this field. The chapters address core features of explanations of social phenomena using micro-macro models, the problem of cooperation, heterogeneity of actors, structural balance, opinion formation, segregation, and problems of micro-macro models that are based on rational choice assumptions. Moreover, the contributions show how different research methods can be applied fruitfully, such as laboratory experiments, equilibrium analysis, and agent-based modelling.

As a result, the book can be a guide for graduate students who want to develop their skills in building micro-macro models. In addition, the book provides specialists of the different substantive research areas with up-to-date new developments in their research area.

This book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Mathematical Sociology.

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Yes, you can access Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology RPD by Vincent Buskens,Werner Raub,Marcel Van Assen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780415698979
eBook ISBN
9781317977230
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. 1. Introduction: Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology
  7. 2. Micromotives, Microstructure, and Macrobehavior: The Case of Voluntary Cooperation
  8. 3. Population Heterogeneity and Between-Group Substitutability and Complementarity of Social Actions
  9. 4. The Micro-Macro Link for the Theory of Structural Balance
  10. 5. Generative Models of Segregation: Investigating Model-Generated Patterns of Residential Segregation by Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
  11. 6. Small Worlds and Cultural Polarization
  12. 7. Self-Organization and Emergence in Social Systems: Modeling the Coevolution of Social Environments and Cooperative Behavior
  13. 8. Modeling Micro-Macro Relationships: Problems and Solutions
  14. Index