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William H. Sewell

The Irreducibility of Cultural Structures

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Abstract

The clearest examples of causally significant meso and macro structures that cannot be reduced to individualist microfoundations are cultural structures. Recognizing the specific character of cultural structures as a necessary component of social action would considerably strengthen Daniel Little's argument.

Keywords

  • Cultural structures
  • microfoundations
  • symbols
  • causation
  • paradigms

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