Assimilation
Victor D. Borja-Armas
POL230
Prof. Pichon
Assimilation Theory – Causal Mechanisms
The Mechanism of Assimilation theory presented by ( authors) are formulated from the institutional analysis broadly found in the social sciences. According to the authors, this approach has evolved from two other distinct traditions of institutional theories, such as: the methodological individualism of Marx Weber's comparative institutional analysis, and the Methodological holism of French sociologist: Emile Dunkerheim, which coins that the theory that institutional structures cannot be reduced to the actions of individuals. Analyzing the causal mechanism of these institutional structures through this new approach, the authors target the purposive action of the institution, along with its large-scale institutional process, in order to find explanations for institutional change. These explained changes are considered as causal mechanism, which are embedded in the purpose of our actions as individuals and/or corporate actors; and which also depend on the way we individually relate to cultural believes, relational structures, path dependence, and changing relative costs.
The authors mention four causal mechanism of assimilation. (1) Purposive Action, which describes the realist fact that every individual and corporation is actually mattering in the world in any self-interest decision that you individually take. This is very important for it could be very problematic being that, from a realist approach, you can argue that it is in our nature to feel this way as individuals or institutions organizations, as well as some will argue that it is in our nature ( as institutions and individuals work together) to act limited and memorize rather than maximize. In other words, it is important to realize the component of all of us having a purpose in our actions which directly leads to who we can, or want to be as people in our cultures, or new cultures to adapt in to. This part
POL230
Prof. Pichon
Assimilation Theory – Causal Mechanisms
The Mechanism of Assimilation theory presented by ( authors) are formulated from the institutional analysis broadly found in the social sciences. According to the authors, this approach has evolved from two other distinct traditions of institutional theories, such as: the methodological individualism of Marx Weber's comparative institutional analysis, and the Methodological holism of French sociologist: Emile Dunkerheim, which coins that the theory that institutional structures cannot be reduced to the actions of individuals. Analyzing the causal mechanism of these institutional structures through this new approach, the authors target the purposive action of the institution, along with its large-scale institutional process, in order to find explanations for institutional change. These explained changes are considered as causal mechanism, which are embedded in the purpose of our actions as individuals and/or corporate actors; and which also depend on the way we individually relate to cultural believes, relational structures, path dependence, and changing relative costs.
The authors mention four causal mechanism of assimilation. (1) Purposive Action, which describes the realist fact that every individual and corporation is actually mattering in the world in any self-interest decision that you individually take. This is very important for it could be very problematic being that, from a realist approach, you can argue that it is in our nature to feel this way as individuals or institutions organizations, as well as some will argue that it is in our nature ( as institutions and individuals work together) to act limited and memorize rather than maximize. In other words, it is important to realize the component of all of us having a purpose in our actions which directly leads to who we can, or want to be as people in our cultures, or new cultures to adapt in to. This part