The theory of social structure / S.F. Nadel.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Nadel, S. F., author.

Series:

• Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography ; Volume 8.
• Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography
• Routledge library editions. Anthropology and ethnography. Theory of anthropology ; VIII

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Sociology.
• Social structure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.<BR> Chapters cover:<BR> · The problems of role analysis.<BR> · Conformity and deviance<BR> · The coherence of role systems<BR> · Degrees of abstraction<BR> · Structure, time and reality<BR> Originally published in 1957.

Contents:

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

Notes:

• "First published in 1957"--T.p. verso.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 27, 2013).

ISBN:

• 1-136-55040-2
• 1-136-55033-X
• 1-315-01800-4

OCLC:

869091174