The Systemic Approach in Sociology and Niklas Luhmann: Expectations, Discussions, Doubts
This book is a comprehensive overview of the theoretical discussion of one of most important conceptions in sociology at the end of 20th century - the theory of social systems.  

The spotlight of this book falls on the work of Niklas Luhmann and his holistic approach. Current modern society is, for Luhmann, a functionally differentiated society, which means that a number of specialized societal sub-systems (politics, economics, religion, law, science, art etc) have formed. 

Each system is based on its own type of communication led by its own generalized communicative media. Luhmann controversially depicts modern society as a plurality of many societal subsystems operating without a top and without a coordinating and managing centre. 

This book weighs the strong and weak features of the systemic approach in sociology and discusses ways to rethink it.
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The Systemic Approach in Sociology and Niklas Luhmann: Expectations, Discussions, Doubts
This book is a comprehensive overview of the theoretical discussion of one of most important conceptions in sociology at the end of 20th century - the theory of social systems.  

The spotlight of this book falls on the work of Niklas Luhmann and his holistic approach. Current modern society is, for Luhmann, a functionally differentiated society, which means that a number of specialized societal sub-systems (politics, economics, religion, law, science, art etc) have formed. 

Each system is based on its own type of communication led by its own generalized communicative media. Luhmann controversially depicts modern society as a plurality of many societal subsystems operating without a top and without a coordinating and managing centre. 

This book weighs the strong and weak features of the systemic approach in sociology and discusses ways to rethink it.
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The Systemic Approach in Sociology and Niklas Luhmann: Expectations, Discussions, Doubts

The Systemic Approach in Sociology and Niklas Luhmann: Expectations, Discussions, Doubts

by Jirí Subrt
The Systemic Approach in Sociology and Niklas Luhmann: Expectations, Discussions, Doubts

The Systemic Approach in Sociology and Niklas Luhmann: Expectations, Discussions, Doubts

by Jirí Subrt

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This book is a comprehensive overview of the theoretical discussion of one of most important conceptions in sociology at the end of 20th century - the theory of social systems.  

The spotlight of this book falls on the work of Niklas Luhmann and his holistic approach. Current modern society is, for Luhmann, a functionally differentiated society, which means that a number of specialized societal sub-systems (politics, economics, religion, law, science, art etc) have formed. 

Each system is based on its own type of communication led by its own generalized communicative media. Luhmann controversially depicts modern society as a plurality of many societal subsystems operating without a top and without a coordinating and managing centre. 

This book weighs the strong and weak features of the systemic approach in sociology and discusses ways to rethink it.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781839090325
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date: 04/29/2020
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

Jiří Šubrt is associate professor of sociology at Charles University, Czech republic, Prague. In 2009, he founded the Department of Historical Sociology at the Faculty of Humanities, which he still heads. He summarized his views on historical sociology in the book The Perspective of Historical Sociology: The Individual as Homo-Sociologicus Through Society and History (Emerald 2017). In the book Individualism, Holism and the Central Dilemma of Sociological Theory, he deals with the issue of sociological theory (Emerald 2019).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Dream or Myth? (Introduction) 

Chapter 2. The dream of a united conception of science  
Chapter 3. What is the right starting point for sociological thought? 
Chapter 4. A Dream of integration of theory and society (Parsons)  
Chapter 5. The Dream of the Sociological Super-theory (Luhmann)
Chapter 6. Reflections on Possibilities of Application of System Approach at Macrosocial Level

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