The theorization of social co-ordinations in differentiated societies: The theory of generalized symbolic media in Parsons, Luhmann and Habermas

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 431-449

  Ghernilo, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Generalized symbolic media; Habermas; Luhmann; Modernity; Parsons

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MASS MEDIUM; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0036718746     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007131022000000581     Document Type: Article

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