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门槛模型:一个社会学形式理论的建构与拓展

摘要

形式理论如今已在社会科学领域取得了广泛的应用。微观经济学更是经典形式理论中的代表。反观社会学领域,经典形式理论却少之又少,马克·格兰诺维特的门槛模型可谓少数中的范例。针对社会学形式理论的稀缺现状,本文旨在解析门槛模型的一系列建构和拓展思路,并通过与微观经济学的理论发展做比较,试图发现社会学形式理论的独特之处。为了对此做充分讨论,笔者将首先深入简单门槛模型的形式化与数理化过程,逐一梳理其建模思想,并展示后续模型的延展逻辑;之后,从行为假设的形式化、社会过程的数理化以及形式理论的延展性这三个方面,具体辨析微观经济学理论与门槛理论的建模差异,并尝试总结两者的特点。

作者

刘炜 ,上海社会科学院社会学研究所助理研究员。研究领域:历史社会学、经济社会学、社会学理论研究。

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门槛模型:一个社会学形式理论的建构与拓展

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论文目录

  • 一 社会学的经典形式理论:简单门槛模型及其后续的模型拓展
    1. (一)行为假设的形式化:互动性与异质性
    2. (二)社会过程的数理化:门槛分布与均衡结果
    3. (三)形式理论的延展性:对门槛及其分布形态的拓展
  • 二 经典形式模型的比较:微观经济学理论与门槛理论
    1. (一)行为假设的形式化:“经济人”与“门槛人”
    2. (二)社会过程的数理化:“静态边际分析”与“动态系统分析”
    3. (三)形式理论的延展性:理论拓展路径的学科比较
  • 三 结论

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