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Theoretical Reductionism: Forcing a Covering Law Doctrine of Behavioral Psychology on the Sociology of Everyday Communication and Interaction

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This paper is an attempt to show that despite the stated differences in the explanations of interaction motives and rituals espoused by micro-sociologists, the major approach to the study of communication, language and social exchange is behavioral psychology. This includes the use of the covering law propositions of hedonism and cost-benefit analysis. With evidence from original writings, the author creates a Homansian assimilation of Goffman¡¯s dramaturgical analysis.

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  • J Forbes Farmer, 2019. "Theoretical Reductionism: Forcing a Covering Law Doctrine of Behavioral Psychology on the Sociology of Everyday Communication and Interaction," Journal of Social Science Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 6(1), pages 8-21, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:jsss88:v:6:y:2019:i:1:p:8-21
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