Title: Dynamical social systems and the key problems
Abstract: The main problems of general theoretical sociology are the problems of the emergence, maintenance, comparison, and transformation of social structures. The aim of this chapter is to show how these problems can be conceptually located within a general process-oriented analytical framework in which the system concept is fundamental. The method is that of the formal study of the properties of defined model objects. There may be (and indeed always are) difficulties in the way of implementing the “dynamical system” ideas to be developed, but their vital conceptual role at the center of general theoretical sociology is what this chapter is about. In short the statement that sets the theme for this chapter is the following:
Publication Year: 1989
Publication Date: 1989-11-24
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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