The Shaping of Social Organization: Social Rule System Theory with Applications

by Helena Flam and Tom R. Burns

Book Overview

The Shaping of Social Organization introduces a new social theory - social rule system theory - and shows how it can provide fresh insights into the major institutions of modern social life.

The book advances a distinctive approach to the study of actor-structure dynamics, placing itself in a rich scholarly tradition developed by major thinkers such as Weber, Lindblom, Giddens and Goffman. It presents social rule system theory as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803983395
• ISBN13: 9780803983397
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"