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Action and Its Environments: Toward a New Synthesis

By Jeffrey C. Alexander

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
1988
ISBN
0231062087, 9780231062084
Google Books ID
RIHdhM9PBBcC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (18127412 bytes)
Pages
342\368
Time added
2021-01-24 01:14:11

Description

Jeffrey Alexander, known for his work in sociological theory, breaks new ground in Action and Its Environments. The book aims to bring action theory and structure theory back together by focussing on three central questions. First, how can the normative and material properties of social structures be interlinked? Second, can the conventional, creative and strategic dimensions of individual action be related to social structures? Third, what are conditions and limits of modern social and cultural differentiation?In answering these questions Alexander portrays the complex relationship between social movements, public opinion formation, social solidarity, and social change. A new model of the structure and dynamics of cultural systems is presented as well.

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