Principles of Group Solidarity (Paper)

1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-520-06462-1
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 288 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 349 g

Reihe: California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy

Social scientists have long recognized that solidarity is essential for such phenomena as social order, class, and ethnic consciousness, and the provision of collective goods. In presenting a new general theory of group solidarity, Michael Hechter here contends that it is indeed possible to build a theory of solidarity based on the action of rational individuals and in doing so he goes beyond the timeworn disciplinary boundaries separating the various social sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hechter, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Tables and Figures

Preface

I. Introduction

II. The Problem  Sociological Approaches to Group Solidarity  Rational Choice Approaches to Group Solidarity

III. A Theory of Group Solidarity  The Extensiveness of Corporate Obligations  The Probability of Compliance

IV. The Necessity of Formal Controls  Prosocial Motivations  Gaming Strategies Among Rational Egoists

V. Dependence and Party Solidarity  Legislators' Dependence on the Party for Re-Election  Legislators' Dependence on the Party for Patronage

VI. The Production of Formal Controls  Rotating Credit Associations  Insurance Groups  By-Products of Insurance Groups

VII. The Limits of Compensation in Capitalist Firms  Costs of Input Assessment  Costs of Output Assessment  The Internal Labor Market as a Quasi-Obligatory Group

VIII. Economizing on Control Costs in Intentional Communities  Monitoring Economies  Sanctioning Economies

IX. Conclusion  Markets and Groups  The Family  Class and Status Solidarity  Solidarity in the National Society

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Hechter is Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona.