Status hierarchies and the organization of collective action

Sociological Theory

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 149-166

  Simpson, Brent ^a   Willer, Robb ^b   Ridgeway, Cecilia L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

collective action; coordination; hierarchy; public goods; status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873616429     PISSN: 07352751     EISSN: 14679558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0735275112457912     Document Type: Review

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