Neil Smelser
Neil Smelser
Neil Joseph Smelseris an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was an active researcher from 1958 to 1994. His research has been on collective behavior, sociological theory, economic sociology, sociology of education, social change, and comparative methods. Among many lifetime achievements, Smelser " laid the foundations for economic sociology."...
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agency antagonist assignment belief history ideology people target tendency
Ideology of assignment of agency has the tendency to target one set of people who have a long history of antagonist belief systems.
consistency fit ideology strain vows
The ideology of strain and consistency vows that things fit together.