Unlocking Luhmann A Keyword Introduction to Systems Theory Claudio Baraldi, Giancarlo Corsi, Elena Esposito, Katherine Walker

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baraldi, Claudio <p>Giancarlo Corsi, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italien</p>, Author.

Corsi, Giancarlo <p>Claudio Baraldi, Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italien</p>, Author.

Esposito, Elena <p>Elena Esposito, Università di Bologna, Italien</p>, Author.

Contributor:

Walker, Katherine, Translator.

Universität Bielefeld, Funder.

Series:

BiUP General

Standardized Title:

Luhmann in Glossario. I concetti fondamentali della teoria

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociological Theory.

Systems Theory.

Theory of Society.

Complexity.

Communication Theory.

Society.

Social Relations.

Bielefeld University Press.

Local Subjects:

Sociological Theory.

Systems Theory.

Theory of Society.

Complexity.

Communication Theory.

Society.

Social Relations.

Bielefeld University Press.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Baraldi et al., Unlocking Luhmann A Keyword Introduction to Systems Theory

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld Bielefeld University Press 2021

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Claudio Baraldi published several works in international books and journals on communication systems. His research concerns interaction systems related to facilitation of children's participation, interlinguistic and intercultural mediation, conflict management.

Giancarlo Corsi worked and published intensely on the theory of social systems, public opinion and communication media, education, career and social inclusion. His current research deals with the relationship between public sphere, mass media, and new communication technologies.

Elena Esposito published many works on the theory of social systems, media theory, memory theory, and sociology of financial markets. Her current research on algorithmic prediction is supported by a five-year Advanced Grant from the European Research Council.

Summary:

Luhmann's theory is fascinating and complex. It offers incomparably enlightening insights, references and research opportunities, but reveals its utility only after a quite high competence threshold. Using the reticular form of the glossary, this book makes the theory accessible while maintaining its complexity. Without being obstructed by knowledge gaps or by references to concepts presented elsewhere, readers inside and outside sociology get the required support to explore sociological systems theory and to engage with it. Luhmann himself, in his introduction, praises the form of the glossary to cope with the challenges of the theoretical description of our highly complex society.

»Dies ist ein gelungenes Projekt, das unzweifelhaft die erste Kontaktaufnahme erleichtert und den Zugang zur Theorie um vielfältige Sichtweisen erweitert. Man kann sich nur über die englische Übersetzung freuen.«

Contents:

Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 Preface to the English Edition 9 Foreword to the Italian Edition 13 Introduction 17 Ways to Read this Book 21 Art System (Kunstsystem) 27 Asymmetrization (Asymmetrisierung) 31 Attribution (Zurechnung) 35 Autopoiesis 37 Code 41 Communication (Kommunikation) 45 Complexity (Komplexität) 49 Conflict (Konflikt) 53 Constructivism (Konstruktivismus) 57 Differentiation (Differenzierung/Ausdifferenzierung) 61 Differentiation of Society (Differenzierung der Gesellschaft) 65 Dissemination Media (Verbreitungsmedien) 71 Double Contingency (Doppelte Kontingenz) 75 Economic System (Wirtschaftssystem) 79 Education System (Erziehungssystem) 83 Event (Ereignis) 87 Evolution 91 Expectations (Erwartungen) 95 Functional Analysis (Funktionale Analyse) 99 Identity/Difference (Identität/Differenz) 101 Inclusion/Exclusion (Inklusion/Exklusion) 105 Information 109 Interaction (Interaktion) 111 Interpenetration and Structural Coupling (Interpenetration und strukturelle Kopplung) 115 Language (Sprache) 121 Legal System (Rechtssystem) 125 Love (Liebe) 129 Mass media (Massenmedien) 133 Meaning (Sinn) 137 Meaning Dimensions (Sinndimensionen) 141 Medical System (Krankensystem) 145 Medium/Form 149 Morality (Moral) 151 Negation 155 Operation/Observation (Operation/Beobachtung) 157 Organization (Organisation) 163 Paradox (Paradoxie) 167 Political System (Politisches System) 171 Power (Macht) 175 Process (Prozess) 179 Program (Programm) 181 Property/Money (Eigentum/Geld) 185 Protest 187 Psychic Systems (Psychische Systeme) 189 Rationality (Rationalität) 191 Redundancy/Variety (Redundanz/Varietät) 193 Re-entry 195 Religious System (Religionssystem) 197 Risk/Danger (Risiko/Gefahr) 201 Scientific System (Wissenschaftssystem) 205 Self-description (Selbstbeschreibung) 209 Self-Reference (Selbstreferenz) 213 Semantics (Semantik) 217 Social System (Soziales System) 221 Society (Gesellschaft) 223 Sociological Enlightenment (Soziologische Aufklärung) 225 Structure (Struktur) 227 Symbolically Generalized Media (Symbolisch generalisierte Kommunikationsmedien) 229 System/Environment (System/Umwelt) 235 System of Families (System der Familien) 239 Time (Zeit) 243 Truth (Wahrheit) 247 Values (Werte) 251 World (Welt) 253 World Society (Weltgesellschaft) 255 List of Luhmann's works 259

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783839456743

3839456746

OCLC:

1248759408