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Order from disorder?

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Harrison C. White's book, 'Identity and Control: A Structural Theory of Social Action,' presents a novel theory of social structure, where social disorder is considered important for establishing control. The basic units of society, defined as identities rather than people, are in conflict with each other. The book's vocabulary is complex, and it contains different layers of meaning. The book also indirectly deals with organizations.

Author: Meyer, Marshall W., Boudon, Raymond, Calhoun, Craig
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Publication Name: Contemporary Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0094-3061
Year: 1993

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Finnegan and Harrison

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Harrison C. White's 'Identity and Control: A Structural Theory of Social Action' is an attempt to revive the social sciences. White feels that studying history and proving its hypotheses false is a waste of time. He claims that the bureaucracy does not follow rules in its work, which does not require special skills. White's book is comparable to James Joyce's 'Finnegan's Wake.'

Author: Tilly, Charles
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Publication Name: Contemporary Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0094-3061
Year: 1993
Finnegans Wake (Novel)

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Relational studies of inequality

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An investigation into inequality-generating mechanisms is presented. Various accounts of inequality are considered, and the significance of inequality for the 21st century is discussed.

Author: Tilly, Charles
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Publication Name: Contemporary Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0094-3061
Year: 2000
Social aspects, Equality

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Subjects list: Criticism and interpretation, Identity and Control: A Structural Theory of Social Action (Book), White, Harrison C.
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