Theoretical Principles of Sociology, Volume 3 Mesodynamics /

• Main Author: Turner, Jonathan H. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.

The meso-level realm of social reality is structured by corporate and categoric units, along with their respective cultures. Unlike the macro and micro realms of social reality, the meso-level does not reveal its own unique forces. Rather, the dynamics of meso-structures and cultures are driven by m...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Chapter 1. The Meso-level Realm of Social Reality
• Chapter 2. Macrodynamic Environments of the Meso Realm
• Chapter 3. Micro Environments of the Meso Realm
• Chapter 4. The Dynamics of Categoric Units
• Chapter 5. The Dynamics of Groups
• Chapter 6. The Dynamics of Organizations
• Chapter 7. The Dynamics of Communities
• Chapter 8. Meso-Level Social Change
• Chapter 9. Principles of Mesodynamics
• References.