White Identity and Control

How Social Formations Emerge - Second Edition
2. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4590-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 456 Seiten

In this completely revised edition of one of the foundational texts of network sociology, Harrison White refines and enlarges his groundbreaking theory of how social structure and culture emerge from the chaos and uncertainty of social life. Incorporating new contributions from a group of young sociologists and many fascinating and novel case studies, Identity and Control is the only major book of social theory that links social structure with the lived experience of individuals, providing a rich perspective on the kinds of social formations that develop in the process. Going beyond traditional sociological dichotomies such as agency/structure, individual/society, or micro/macro, Identity and Control presents a toolbox of concepts that will be useful to a wide range of social scientists, as well as those working in public policy, management, or associational life and, beyond, to any reader who is interested in understanding the dynamics of social life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

White, Harrison C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

DETAILED CONTENTS vii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv

PROLOGUE: Preview of Themes xvii

CHAPTER ONE: Identities Seek Control 1

Contributors: Anna Mitschele and Frederic Godart

CHAPTER TWO: Networks and Stories 20

Contributors: Haiko Lietz and Sabine Wuerkner

CHAPTER THREE: Three Disciplines 63

Contributors: Rozlyn Redd and Don Steiny

CHAPTER FOUR: Styles 112

Contributors: Frederic Godart and Larissa Buchholz

CHAPTER FIVE: Institutions and Rhetorics 171

Contributors: Victor Corona and Matthias Thiemann

CHAPTER SIX: Regimes of Control 220

Contributors: Matthias Thiemann and Millie Su

CHAPTER SEVEN: Getting Action 279

Contributors: Larissa Buchholz and Haiko Lietz

CHAPTER EIGHT: Overview and Contexts 334

Contributors: Frederic Godart and Victor Corona

REFERENCES 377

CHAPTER INDEX 419

Über Autor(innen)

Harrison C. White is the Giddings Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. His books include Markets from Networks: Socioeconomic Models of Production (Princeton) and Careers and Creativity: Social Forces in the Arts.