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Introduction: Control Systems Thinking in Sociological Theory

open access: closed, 2006
Sociological control systems theories have emerged from the confluence of two of the major developments in twentieth century social and behavioral science: sociological theory and cybernetics. Over the past three decades, several groups of sociologists—working independently for the most part—have turned to cybernetic models, particularly negative ...
Thomas J. Fararo, Kent McClelland
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The Control of Sociological Theory: In Praise of the Interregnum*

open access: closedSociological Inquiry, 1993
The argument advanced here contends that integrative efforts within sociology exacerbate, rather than mitigate, theoretical and organizational fragmentation. Viewing epistemologically driven movements towards theoretical control as counter‐ productive, this study contains a proposal for a greater analytical focus on ontology as a better way to promote ...
Bradley Nash, Mark L. Wardell
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Purpose, Meaning, and Action: Control Systems Theories in Sociology

open access: closedContemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 2007
Arthur L. Stinchcombe
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Book Reviews: Development and Social Change in Yugoslavia: Crises and Perspectives of Building a Nation, The Family: Its Structures and Functions, Prisoners of Society: Attitudes and Aftercare, Class, Codes and Control, Volume 3, towards a Theory of Educational Transmissions, Leisure and the Family Life Cycle, Agrarian Reform and Agrarian Reformism: Studies of Peru, Chile, China and India, Sociological Theory: Uses and Unities, Central Ideas in Sociology, Hidden Myth, Education, Equality and …

open access: closedThe Sociological Review, 1976
John B. Allcock   +26 more
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