Social structures /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Martin, John Levi, 1964-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Subjects:	Social structure. Social networks. Social interaction. Social institutions.

Table of Contents:

Preface : from big structures to small
Introduction : social action and structures
From a small circle of friends to a long line of rivals
The preservation of equality through exchange structures
The institutionalization of inequality: pecking orders
The escape from comparability and the genesis of influence structures
The short cut to structure with patronage pyramids
The institution of transitivity and the production of command structures
From pyramid to party
From structures to institutions.