Parsons, Luhmann and the Theorem of Double Contingency

Journal of Classical Sociology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-92

  Vanderstraeten, Raf ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

double contingency; expectations; social interaction; social systems theory; time

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990374169     PISSN: 1468795X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468795X02002001684     Document Type: Article

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