Sociologica
N. 1/2012
Doi: 10.2383/36896
Copyright © 2012 by Società editrice il Mulino, Bologna
The Irreducibility of Cultural Structures
Abstract
The clearest examples of causally significant meso and macro structures that cannot be reduced to individualist microfoundations are cultural structures. Recognizing the specific character of cultural structures as a necessary component of social action would considerably strengthen Daniel Little’s argument.
Keywords:
Cultural structures, microfoundations, symbols, causation, paradigms.