Culture, Structure, or Choice? : Essays in the Interpretation of the British Experience.
The study of politics has been profoundly influenced in the post-war era by the introduction of concepts and explanations that highlight the role of culturally determined norms and values in shaping the political process. This study examines three main perspectives from which the social sciences are...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Algora Pub.,
2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The study of politics has been profoundly influenced in the post-war era by the introduction of concepts and explanations that highlight the role of culturally determined norms and values in shaping the political process. This study examines three main perspectives from which the social sciences are discussed, and compares the divergent theories by which social, economic, and political phenomena may be explained. Rational-choice theory is contrasted with the structuralist and the culturalist perspectives. The controversy is then given substance through the introduction of three issues cen. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (268 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780875862712 0875862713 1280656050 9781280656057 |