Structure, Culture, and History Recent Issues in Social Theory

by Chew, Sing C.; Knottnerus, David J.; Bergesen, Albert; Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Cook, Karen D.; Crothers, Charles; Frank, Andre Gunder; Friedman, Jonathan; Gills, Barry K.; Knottnerus, J David; Hall, Peter M.; Hall, Thomas D.; W. McGinty, Patrick J.; Mode

• ISBN13: 9780847698370
• ISBN10: 0847698378
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-02
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This book offers the newest research developments and theory in the re-emerging field of structural analysis. The first section provides an overview and appraisal of the history and future of structural analysis. Subsequent sections focus on culture, historical processes, and macro-micro level interactions. The book's synthetic essays take a variety of forms dealing with structural levels of analysis, agency and structure, multidimensional views of social structure, and theory integration. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

Sing C. Chew is professor and chairperson at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. J. David Knottnerus is professor of sociology at Oklahoma State University.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Structural Analysis: Past, Present, and Future
History of Social Structural Analysis	p. 3
Social Structure: The Future of a Concept	p. 43
Culture and Social Structure
How Are Structures Meaningful? Cultural Sociology and Theories of Structure	p. 63
Agency, Structure, and Deritualization: A Comparative Investigation of Extreme Disruptions of Social Order	p. 85
Global Power, Hegemonic Decline, and Culture Narratives	p. 107
Situating Hybridity: The Positional Logics of a Discourse	p. 125
History and Social Structure
A Structural Theory of the Five Thousand Year World System	p. 151
Evolutionary Pulsations in the World System	p. 177
Paradigms Bridged: Institutional Materialism and World-Systemic Evolution	p. 197
Ecology in Command	p. 217
Applications of Elementary Theory to Social Structures of Antiquity	p. 231
Micro and Macro Structures: Interactions and Organizations
Gender, Institutions, and Difference: The Continuing Importance of Social Structure in Understanding Gender Inequality in Organizations	p. 257
Social Structure and Social Exchange	p. 271
Social Organizations across Space and Time: The Policy Process, Mesodomain Analysis, and Breadth of Perspective	p. 303
Acts, Persons, Positions, and Institutions: Legitimating Multiple Objects and Compliance with Authority	p. 323
Index	p. 341
Contributor Affiliations	p. 343
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