Many of the fundamental questions in social science entail an examination of the role played by social institutions. Why do we have so many social institutions? Why do they take one form in one society and quite different ones in others? In what ways do these institutions develop? When and why do they change? Institutions and Social Conflict addresses these questions in two way...(展开全部)

杰克·奈特研究政治经济制度的一流学者，曾任华盛顿大学政治学系教授。他以其独特的跨学科研究方法，涉及哲学、经济学、政治学和法律等学科领域，发表了许多有关民主理论、法治、司法决策以及制度形成与变迁理论的论文，学术成果具有开创性。主要著作包括《制度与社会冲突》、《解释社会制度》（与伊塔·塞尼德合著）和《正义的选择》（与李·爱泼斯坦合著）等。

China's urban sprawl has led to serious social cleavages. Unclear land and property rights have resulted in an uneasy alliance between real estate companies and local authorities, with most willing to strike illegal deals over land. The results have been devastating. Farmers live in fear that the land they till today will be gone tomorrow, while urban citizens are regularly evi...(展开全部)

This groundbreaking book represents the most systematic examination to date of the often-invoked but rarely examined declaration that 'history matters'. Most contemporary social scientists unconsciously take a 'snapshot' view of the social world. Yet the meaning of social events or processes is frequently distorted when they are ripped from their temporal context. Paul Pierson ...(展开全部)

W·理查德·斯科特(W．Richard Scott)生于1932年，美国斯坦福大学著名社会学家，独著或台著的著作主要有《正式组织：一种比较视角》(1962)、《组织：理性的、自然的与开放的系统》(1981)。《制度变迁与医疗保健组织：从专业人员支配到看护行政化》(2000)。《组织与组织化：理性的、自然的与开放的系统观》(2007)等。1988年获得美国管理学会管理与组织理论分会杰出学者奖，1996年获得美国管理学会理查德·D·埃尔文奖。

西摩·马丁·李普塞特（1922—2006年）曾在加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校、哈佛大学、斯坦福大学任教。主要研究方向为政治社会学、社会分层理论、公共舆论以及知识分子的社会学研究。曾担任美国政治学会主席、社会学研究学会主席，并入选美国国家科学院以及美国艺术与科学院院士。代表作有《政治人——政治的社会基础》、《共识与冲突》等。

Neoclassical economics as-sumes that people are highly rational and can reason their way through even the most complex economic problems. In Individual Strategy and Social Structure, Peyton Young argues for a more realistic view in which people have a limited understanding of their environment, are sometimes short-sighted, and occasionally act in perverse ways. He shows how the...(展开全部)

Praised for its thorough research and scholarship, Social Stratification and Inequality provides a comprehensive, up-to-date exploration of the global economic and social divisions in human societies. While the book is grounded in the nature of social stratification in the United States, this edition maintains a commitment to keeping a global perspective. Comparative informatio...(展开全部)

刘易斯·科塞（Lewis Coser，1913-2003），社会学家。 科塞出生于德国柏林的一个犹太人家庭，像很多知识分子一样，他先于1933年流亡于法国，后于1941年移民美国。 在巴黎期间，曾度过一段艰辛的岁月，后有幸进入巴黎大学的文理学院。经导师的点拨，他将自己的专业方向由比较文学转向社会学。法国社会学界仍笼罩在迪尔凯姆的传统之下，但科塞很快厌倦了这种风格，便加入到马克思主义小组中，继续他在德国时就开始了的对马克思著作的学习。受亨利·雅各比的影响，他又告别了正统马克思主义。 1941年到美国后，在国际救济中心遇见办事员罗斯，二人一见倾心，很快走进婚姻的殿堂。以后罗丝去哥伦比亚大学社会学系读书，科塞也于1948年进了该系研究生班。这期间芝加哥大学到纽约招募教师，科塞去芝加哥大学社会学系任教，他自认为从教学中收益颇多。但二年后他还是决定回哥伦比亚大...(展开全部)

Guanxi, loosely translated as "social connections," or "social networks," is among the most important, talked about, and studied phenomena in China today. Guanxi lies at the heart of China's social order, its economic structure, and its changing institutional landscape. It is considered important in most every realm of life, from politics to business, and from officialdom to st...(展开全部)