Social entropy theory /
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| Author / Creator: | Bailey, Kenneth D. |
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| Imprint: | Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c1990. |
| Description: | xviii, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1177866 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Preface
- 1. Contructing a Theory of Complex Society
- The Direct Strategy
- Relation to other Formulations
- The Relation of SET to Middle-Range and Micro Theory
- The Relation of SET to General or Macro Formulations
- Plan of the Chapters
- 2. The Isomorphic Concrete Systems Model
- Beyond Functionalism
- Functionalism
- General Systems Theory
- The Challenges
- Meeting the Challenges
- The Isomorphic Concrete Systems Model
- Epistemology
- Isomorphism
- The Two-Level Model
- Anomalies in the Two-Level Model
- The Three-Level Model
- Extensions of the Three-Level Model
- Abstracted Versus Concrete Sociological Theory
- The Complex Isomorphic Systems Model (X")
- Holistic Model Adequacy
- 3. Social Entropy
- The History of Social Equilibrium
- Thermodynamic Equilibrium and Entropy
- Nonthermodynamic Physical Equilibrium and Entropy
- The Spencerian Dilemma
- First Principles
- Pareto
- Equilibrium between Pareto and Parsons
- Parsons
- Moving Equilibrium
- Equilibrium as an Analytic Device
- Homeostasis
- Summarizing the Breadth of Parsons' Equilibrium Concept
- The History of Social Entropy
- Prigogine
- Use of Entropy
- Statistical Formulations
- Entropy in General Systems Theory
- Verbal Formulations of Social Entropy
- Evaluating the Literature on Social Entropy
- 4. Macrosociology
- Key Societal Variables
- Global Properties
- Spatial Area (Expansion of Boundaries)
- Population Size
- Level of Living
- Technology
- Organization
- Information
- Distributional (Analytical) Measurement
- Interrelationships among Variables
- Global Measurement
- Distributions
- Exhaustiveness
- Control
- Internal Versus External Relationships
- Internal Relationships
- Open Boundaries
- Summary
- 5. The Individual in Complex Society
- Sorokin's Ten-Dimensional Structure
- The Mutable Distributions
- The Immutable Variables
- Allocation Theory
- Global Constraints
- Change in Mutable Distribution Structure
- Relevant Theories
- Overview
- Organization
- Technology
- Space
- Information
- Level of Living
- Expectations and Goals
- Summary
- 6. Organizations
- Organizational Formation
- Divisive Grouping Processes
- Agglomerative Grouping Processes
- Boundaries
- Boundary Formation
- Membership Boundaries
- Outreach
- Summary
- Entropy and Information in Organizations
- Multiple Membership
- Concluding Remarks
- 7. The Central Problem of Social Order
- Introduction
- Social Order
- Two Types of Order
- Q- and R- Relationships
- The Holistic Model of Social Order
- Category Theory
- Effect of Symbolic Structure on Action
- Why Actions Are Replicated
- Summary
- Order and the Three Level Model
- The Synchronic Nature of Markers
- Markers and Mutables
- Power and Conflict
- Expectations and Power
- Mutables and Conflict
- Immutables and Conflict
- Entropy and Inequality
- Concluding Remarks
- 8. Statistical Entropy
- Probabilistic Entropy
- Number of Categories
- Type B Mapping
- Type C Mapping
- The Marker (X") Level
- Sample Size
- Sampling Distribution
- Relationship of Categorical Entropy to Continuous Variables
- Categorical and Continuous Entropy
- Continuous Entropy
- Measuring Inequality
- Continuous
- Decomposition
- Categorical Income Data
- Measures of Population Diversity
- Proportional Reduction in Error
- Summary
- 9. Reflections and Hypotheses
- Reflections
- Chapter 1.
- Chapter 2.
- Chapter 3.
- Chapter 4.
- Chapter 5.
- Chapter 6.
- Chapter 7.
- Chapter 8.
- Hypotheses
- Chapter 1.
- Chapter 2.
- Chapter 3.
- Chapter 4.
- Chapter 5.
- Chapter 6.
- Chapter 7.
- Chapter 8.
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index