Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Part I The Problem of Social Order 1
5. Part II What Is Theory?
6. A. Theory Is Explanation
7. Introduction 7
8. 1. Dissecting the Social 12
9. B. Motives and Mechanisms
10. Introduction 17
11. 2. Types of Social Action 23
12. 3. Human Motivation and Social Cooperation 26
13. 4. De Gustibus Est Disputandum 35
14. Part III Solutions to the Problem of Social Order
15. C. Individuals
16. Introduction 41
17. 5. The Production of Consciousness 46
18. 6. The Origin of Beliefs 49
19. 7. Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact 56
20. 8. Play, the Game, and the Generalized Other 60
21. 9. Meanings of Violence 67
22. D. Hierarchies
23. Introduction 82
24. 10. Leviathan 88
25. 11. The Origin of the State 99
26. 12. The Types of Legitimate Domination 103
27. 13. Learning to Labor 122
28. E. Markets
29. Introduction 134
30. 14. Cosmos and Taxis 140
31. 15. Micromotives and Macrobehavior 154
32. 16. The Division of Labor 166
33. 17. The Evolution of Cooperation 175
34. 18. The Live- and- Let- Live System in Trench Warfare in World War I 186
35. 19. From Ants to People, an Instinct to Swarm 195
36. F. Groups
37. Introduction 199
38. 20. The Arrangement between the Sexes 210
39. 21. Civilization and Its Discontents 222
40. 22. Egoistic Suicide 232
41. 23. Anomic Suicide 237
42. 24. Individualism and Free Institutions 246
43. 25. Principles of Group Solidarity 256
44. 26. The Emergence of Norms 261
45. 27. Group Cohesion and Metanorms 266
46. 28. The Emperor’s Dilemma 276
47. 29. The Attainment of Social Order in Heterogeneous Societies 282
48. G. Networks
49. 30. Trust, Cohesion, and the Social Order 296
50. 31. The Peace in the Feud 306
51. 32. The Web of Group- Affiliations 316
52. 33. The Strength of Weak Ties 323
53. 34. Ethnic Conflict and Civil Society: India and Beyond 333
54. H. Conclusion 340
55. Index 345