The theory of social structure
Language: English Series: Routledge library editionsPublication details: London Routledge 2020Edition: Indian Special EditionDescription: xvi,159 pISBN: 9780367475468 (PB)Subject(s): Social Science Anthropology General | Anthropology and Ethnography | social structure | GeneralCurrent library | Home library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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IMSc Library | IMSc Library | 316.3 NAD (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Not for loan | 76974 |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Memoir; I Preliminaries; II Problems of Role Analysis; III Conformity and Deviance; IV The Coherence of Role Systems; V Degrees of Abstraction; VI Structure, Time and Reality; VII Conclusions: Structure and Function
The main feature of this book is a discussion of 'role analysis' and its relevance to social structure. Arguing that the role system of a society is the matrix of its social structure, the author presents a detailed theoretical analysis of the problems inherent in this approach. Chapters cover: · The problems of role analysis. · Conformity and deviance · The coherence of role systems · Degrees of abstraction · Structure, time and reality
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