Structural Explanation in Social Theory
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Jackson, Frank
Pettit, Philip
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Oxford University Press
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Social facts are easier to illustrate than define. They include facts, if they are facts, like the following: that the rich enjoy higher social status than the poor; that there has been a world-wide fall in the number of smokers; that the Soviet Union withdrew its troops from Afghanistan; that the crime00ADrate in Australia is lower than in the US; that every successful entrepreneur maximizes expected net revenue; and that the birth00ADrate in Western countries fell in the twentieth century.
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Mind, Morality, and Explanation: Selected Collaborations
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