Foundations Of Social Theory

Informationen zum Autor James Coleman Klappentext This book provides for the first time a sound theoretical foundation for linking the behavior of individuals to organizational behavior and then to society as a whole. The power of the theory is especially apparent when Coleman analyzes corporate actors, such as large corporations and trade unions. He examines the creation of these institutions, collective decision making, and the processes through which authority is revoked in revolts and revolutions. Zusammenfassung Arguably the most important contribution to social theory in fifty years! James Coleman's Foundations erects a unified conceptual structure! capable of describing and quantifying both stability and change in social systems. Elegantly reasoned! this rich theory also provides a foundation for linking individual! organizational! and societal behavior. Inhaltsverzeichnis 17650530

Product details

• Authors: James Coleman, James S. Coleman, Deepak Lal
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.1994
• EAN: 9780674312265
• ISBN: 978-0-674-31226-5
• No. of pages: 1014
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 235 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Social groups, Social, group or collective psychology, Social groups, communities and identities