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Introduction: Control Systems Thinking in Sociological Theory
, 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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Mass Communication and Society, 2007 This study applies theory from the sociology of professional control to the question, "What factors influence the power, or shifts in power, in the journalist/public relations practitioner dynamic?" A number of predictors of relative control over news coverage are assessed, including resources and proximity of source institutions, pluralism of power in
William Anderson, Wilson Lowrey
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The Control of Sociological Theory: In Praise of the Interregnum*
Sociological 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
Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews, 2007 Arthur L. Stinchcombe
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Fifty Years of Criminology: From Sociological Theory to Political Control
The Pacific Sociological Review, 1979 Donald R. Cressey
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Diversion in the Juvenile Justice System and a Sociological Theory of Social Control
, 1995 Allan V. Horwitz
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Errata: Sociological Theory and Social Control
American Journal of Sociology, 1976 openalex +2 more sources