System Structure And Contradiction
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System Structure And Contradiction
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Author : Jonathan Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2000-01-01
System Structure And Contradiction written by Jonathan Friedman and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Social Science categories.
The first edition of System, Structure, and Contradiction was an important step in merging the materialist determinism of the structuralist Marxists with the cultural, ideological approach favored by anthropologists. By reconciling these two traditionally warring schools of thought, the author provided a more nuanced understanding of the various factors that drive social change and social complexity. Though viewed through the lens of an ethnographic and historical case study of the Kachin of Burman, Friedman's theory has had a major impact on the work of archaeologists, anthropologists, world-systems scholars, and Marxist theorists alike. This new edition of Friedman's much-cited work contains the full text of the original volume (never published in North America) along with two related articles by the author, and a comprehensive new introduction that brings his theoretical notions, and the debate over this book, to the present. A classic work of anthropological and social theory, it will be of interest to scholars and their advanced students in anthropology and related disciplines.
System Structure And Contradiction
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Author : Jonathan Friedman
language : en
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Release Date : 1998-07-27
System Structure And Contradiction written by Jonathan Friedman and has been published by AltaMira Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-07-27 with Social Science categories.
The first edition of System, Structure, and Contradiction was an important step in merging the materialist determinism of the structuralist Marxists with the cultural, ideological approach favored by anthropologists. By reconciling these two traditionally warring schools of thought, the author provided a more nuanced understanding of the various factors that drive social change and social complexity. Though viewed through the lens of an ethnographic and historical case study of the Kachin of Burman, Friedman's theory has had a major impact on the work of archaeologists, anthropologists, world-systems scholars, and Marxist theorists alike. This new edition of Friedman's much-cited work contains the full text of the original volume (never published in North America) along with two related articles by the author, and a comprehensive new introduction that brings his theoretical notions, and the debate over this book, to the present. A classic work of anthropological and social theory, it will be of interest to scholars and their advanced students in anthropology and related disciplines.
System And Structure
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Author : Anthony Wilden
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2001
System And Structure written by Anthony Wilden and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1980 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.
Networks Of Collective Action
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Author : Edward O. Laumann
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2013-10-22
Networks Of Collective Action written by Edward O. Laumann and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Social Science categories.
Networks of Collective Action: A Perspective on Community Influence Systems develops a theoretically informed research framework for the structural analysis of social systems. To this end, special attention is given to two fundamental issues in structural analysis: First, how does one most usefully define or identify the elementary units, be they individuals, corporate actors, or population subgroups, that comprise a given social system, and in what ways should these elementary units be characterized or differentiated from one another? And, second, what are the relational modalities by which these actors are linked to one another in ways that are relevant to understanding how their individual preferences and behavior are coordinated or integrated with one another for purposes of collective action (i.e., to achieve collective goals)? The book is organized into three main parts. Part I describes the research site and its environmental context, and then makes a structural analysis of the internal social and value differentiation of the population subsystem. Part II focuses on the elite subsystem and on its role in resolving specific community controversies. Part III turns to a topic often neglected in studying democratically legitimized influence systems: the systematic theoretical and empirical characterization of the relationships between the elite and the population subsystems in the community.
Systems For All
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Author : Agnes Kaposi
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2001
Systems For All written by Agnes Kaposi and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Business & Economics categories.
"I recommend this book to teachers and researchers as it provides a basis of an intellectual framework for systems engineering I believe that this work will be a major contribution to the development of a systematic framework for systems engineering as the discipline becomes more mature." John McDermid Department of Computer Science University of York
Approaches To Social Theory
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Author : Stewart Lindenberg
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 1986-07-18
Approaches To Social Theory written by Stewart Lindenberg and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-07-18 with Social Science categories.
Many social scientists lament the increasing fragmentation of their discipline, the trend toward specialization and away from engagement with overarching issues. Opportunities to transcend established subdisciplinary boundaries are rare, but the extraordinary conference that gave rise to this volume was one such occasion. The W. I. Thomas and Florian Znaniecki Memorial Conference on Social Theory, held at the University of Chicago, brought together an outstanding array of scholars representing a variety of contending approaches to social theory. In panels, presentations, and general discussions, these scholars confronted one another in the context of an entire range of approaches. But as readers of this deftly edited collection will discover, the conference was more than a forum for abstract theoretical debate. These papers and discussions represent original scholarly contributions that exemplify orientations to social theory by examining real problems in the functioning of society—from large-scale economic growth and decline to the dynamics of interpersonal interaction. By exploring a few central issues in different ways, this unique conference worked through some lively theoretical incompatibilities and established genuine potential for communication, for complementary and collaborative effort at the core of sociology. The excitement of that dialogue, and the intellectual vitality it generated, are captured for the reader in Approaches to Social Theory. "Meaty presentations and confrontations of ideas by people whose views we respect...Recommended to anyone interested in the current state of social theory." —Contemporary Sociology
Social Systems
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Author : Niklas Luhmann
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1995
Social Systems written by Niklas Luhmann and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Social Science categories.
Germany's most prominent social thinker here sets out a contribution to sociology that aims to rework our understanding of meaning and communication. He links social theory to recent theoretical developments in scientific disciplines.
Communication Yearbook 15
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Author : Stanley Deetz
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2012-05-23
Communication Yearbook 15 written by Stanley Deetz and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-23 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
First published in 2012. The Communication Yearbook 15 focuses on cultural studies and the social production of maning in relation to mass media messages. Included are significant issues in persuasion, language and dominance and interpersonal communication.
Communication Yearbook 15
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Author : Stanley A. Deetz
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-10-25
Communication Yearbook 15 written by Stanley A. Deetz and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
First published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Communication Yearbooks Vols 6 33 Set
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-02
Communication Yearbooks Vols 6 33 Set written by Various and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Communication Yearbook annuals originally published between 1977 and 2009 publish diverse, state-of-the-discipline literature reviews that advance knowledge and understanding of communication systems, processes, and impacts across the discipline. Topics dealt with include Communication as Process, Research Methodology in Communication, Communication Effects, Taxonomy of Communication and European Communication Theory, Information Systems Division, Mass Communication Research, Mapping the Domain of Intercultural Communication, Public Relations, Feminist Scholarship, Communication Law and Policy, Visual Communication, Communication and Cross-Sex Friendships Across the Life Cycle, Television Programming and Sex Stereotyping, InterCultural Communication Training, Leadership and Relationships, Media Performance Assessment, Cognitive Approaches to Communication.