Sociology and the New Systems Theory: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis

by Kenneth D. Bailey

Book Overview

This book provides current information about the many recent contributions of social systems theory. While some sociologists feel that the systems age ended with functionalism, in reality a number of recent developments have occurred within the field. The author makes these developments accessible to sociologists and other non-systems scholars, and begins a synthesis of the burgeoning systems field and mainstream sociological theory. The analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791417441
• ISBN13: 9780791417447
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"