In this book, the authors consider solidarity as a cognitive problem of basic science. Mathematical models are presented as a coherent set of tools for understanding many social phenomena.

Patrick Doreian, Thomas J. Fararo, both University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Preface I Introduction 1 The Theory of Solidarity: An Agenda of Problems 2 A Theory of the State and of Social Order 3 The Microfoundations of Solidarity: A Framing Approach 4 The Management of Trust Relations via Institutional and Structural Embeddedness 5 A Mathematical Model of Group Dynamics Including the Effects of Solidarity III Affect and Solidarity 6 Conditions for Empathic Solidarity 7 Modelling the Interaction Ritual Theory of Solidarity IV Social Networks and Solidarity 8 Solidarity and Social Networks 9 Structures and Processes of Solidarity: An Initial Formalization 10 Group Formation in Friendship Networks V Assessment 11 Social Network Conceptions of Group Solidarity 12 Solidarity, Social Structure, and Social Control