TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nadel,S.F.
TI  - The Theory of social structure
T2  - Routledge Library Editions
SN  - 9780367475468 :
U1  - 301 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - LCSH
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Social structure
N1  -  The problems of role analysis.--Conformity and deviance-- The coherence of role systems --Degrees of abstraction --  Structure, time and reality
N2  - The main feature of this book is a discussion of 'role analysis' and its relevance to social structure. Arguing that the role system of a society is the matrix of its social structure, the author presents a detailed theoretical analysis of the problems inherent in this approach.
Chapters cover:
· The problems of role analysis.
· Conformity and deviance
· The coherence of role systems
· Degrees of abstraction
· Structure, time and reality
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