An Elementary Theory of Social Structure

• Autorzy: Pamela Emanuelson
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper gives an overview of the Elementary Theory, a theory which infers interests from conditions of social structure and uses that information to predict interaction outcomes. It also reviews how the theory models social structure and the seven conditions of structure (i.e. exclusion, inclusion, null, inclusion-null, inclusion-exclusion, hierarchy/mobility and ordering) known to affect one type of human activity, the exercise of power. This paper ends up with a brief presentation of the recent theoretical developments of the Elementary Theory.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Elementary Theory; exchange relations; power exercise; social structure; structural conditions

• Wydawca: Sciendo
• Czasopismo: International Review of Social Research
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 3
• Numer: 3
• Strony: 13-20

Daty

wydano

2013-10-01

online

2015-05-06

Twórcy

autor

Pamela Emanuelson

• North Dakota State University Faculty of Sociology and Anthropology,

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/irsr-2013-0018