Observing society
Subtitle: meaning, communication, and social systems
By: Daniel B. Lee and Achim Brosziewski.
Contributors: Brosziewski, Achim.
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604976397
Subjects: Social systems; System theory; Sociology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Distinctions: observation, meaning, and the reduction of complexity; title: Communication: the unity of information, utterance, and understanding; title: Psychic systems: subjectivity, objectivity, and understanding; title: Language: a medium of communication; title: Symbolically generalized media: encouraging the success of communication; title: Differentiating social systems: society, interactions, and organizations; title: Forms of society: connectivity and boundaries.