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Generating images of stratification : a formal theory / by Thomas J. Fararo and Kenji Kōsaka.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fararo, Thomas J.
- Series:
- Theory and decision library. Philosophy and methodology of the social sciences ; Series A, v. 35.
- Theory and decision library. Series A, Philosophy and methodology of the social sciences ; v. 35
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social stratification.
- Class consciousness.
- Sociology--Methodology.
- Sociology.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 201 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2003]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. The Methodology of Formal Theorizing 6
- A Generalizing Orientation 6
- A Deductive Orientation 9
- Interrelation of the Orientation Elements 12
- Theoretical Models and Mathematics in Sociology 15
- Models of Social Structure 20
- Process Models 22
- Theoretical Frameworks and Theoretical Models 25
- The Evaluation of Theoretical Models 26
- The Axiomatic Method 27
- Chapter 2. Stratification and Consciousness 30
- Structure and Stratification 30
- Symbolic Media and Stratification 33
- Stratification Elements as Parameters 39
- The Theoretical Analysis of Stratification 40
- Images of Stratification 43
- Theory and Research on Images of Stratification 47
- Chapter 3. The Panoply of Structural Images 54
- Generating Images: Introduction 54
- From Empirical Generalizations to Formal Theory 56
- A Formal Representation of Multidimensional Stratification 59
- The Image Formation Process: Axioms 65
- The Focal Actor Method: Examples and Consequences 71
- Derived Consequences 73
- Chapter 4. Self-Location in a Stratified System 86
- The Basic Assumption and its Derived Consequences 86
- Deriving Empirical Self-Identification: Labeling 92
- The Magnification of the Middle 99
- Fields, Actor Representations and Reflexivity 101
- Chapter 5. Images of the Shape of a Stratified System 108
- The Nature of the Theoretical Problem 108
- Extending the Scope of the Formal Theory 110
- The Representation of d-Images 113
- Generating d-Images: A Distribution Form and an Axiom 115
- Generating d-Images: The 2x2 System 118
- Generating d-Images: The 2x3 System 123
- Toward Further Theoretical Elaborations 130
- The Double Diamond Model 133
- Chapter 6. Theoretical Elaborations 140
- The Upward Merging Bias 141
- Social Mobility and Image Transformation 147
- Rank Equivalence and Images 152
- Dimensional Permutations 156
- Images of Distributive Justice 159
- Chapter 7. Proliferation: New Directions of Research 166
- Generating Images of Emergent Dominance Structures 166
- Generating Stratified Emotional Energy Levels 174
- A Simulation Study 179
- An Empirical Study 182.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-198) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1402015003
- OCLC:
- 52594554
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