Social Structure

by Jose Lopez, Lopez Barry

Overview

Despite the importance of the concept of social structure, sociologists have not agreed on how to define it and discussions have been plagued by confusion. In this concise and enlightening text, Jos L pez and John Scott argue that analysing the conceptual frameworks in which different concepts of social structure are embedded can help to clarify their meanings and reshape debates. They show that competing conceptions of social structure can be seen as capturing significant and different aspects of the reality of social organization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335204953
Publisher:	Open University Press
Publication date:	12/01/2000
Series:	Issues in Society
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface and acknowledgements -What is social structure? -Conceptualizing social structure -Institutional structure - Relational structure - Levels of structure -Embodied structure - Bibliography -Index