Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. PART 1. The General Theory of Action
5. 1. Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action: A General Statement 3
6. 2. Some Observations on Theory in Social Science 30
7. PART 2. Values, Motives, and Systems of Action 45
8. 3. A Psychological Model 277
9. PART 4. The Theory of Action and Its Application
10. 1. PREJUDICE: A PROBLEM IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CAUSATION 365
11. 2. VALUES AND VALUE-ORIENTATIONS IN THE THEORY OF ACTION: AN EXPLORATION IN DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION 388
12. 3. TOWARD A CLASSIFICATION OF INTERACTION 434
13. 4. SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT 465
14. 5. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN ANALYSIS OF ROLE OBLIGATION 479
15. Index 497