Rational choice, structural context, and increasing returns: A strategy for analytic narrative in historical sociology

Sociological Methods and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-382

  Pedriana, Nicholas ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic narratives; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Historical sociology; Increasing returns; Rational choice theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444267779     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124104265996     Document Type: Review

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