The Double Contingency as a Key to Redifine the Concept of Social Order

The Double Contingency as a Key to Redifine the Concept of Social Order

The double contingency represents a key concept in Niklas Luhmann’s theory of social systems by giving rise to a new treatment of the problem of social order. From its consideration, it is possible to explain social order without blocking the contingency of both individual action and social structur...

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Main Author: Juan Pablo Gonnet
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Colegio de México 2017-10-01
Series:Estudios Sociológicos
Subjects:
acción social
coordinación
doble contingencia
expectativas
sistemas sociales
orden social
Online Access:https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1513
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spelling doaj-49009f389c5441f7aae3be7744a9c7fb2020-11-25T02:28:45ZspaColegio de MéxicoEstudios Sociológicos0185-41862017-10-013610610.24201/es.2018v36n106.15131507The Double Contingency as a Key to Redifine the Concept of Social OrderJuan Pablo Gonnet0CIECS-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-ArgentinaThe double contingency represents a key concept in Niklas Luhmann’s theory of social systems by giving rise to a new treatment of the problem of social order. From its consideration, it is possible to explain social order without blocking the contingency of both individual action and social structures. However, something that has remained out of discussion is precisely what concept of “order” is implied in the author's proposal. In principle, we identify a frequently assumed conception of order in social theory, which is related to the limitation (or conditioning) of individual action/communication/selection. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that the double contingency would also allow us to problematize and redefine this conception.https://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1513acción socialcoordinacióndoble contingenciaexpectativassistemas socialesorden social
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acción social
coordinación
doble contingencia
expectativas
sistemas sociales
orden social
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title The Double Contingency as a Key to Redifine the Concept of Social Order
title_short The Double Contingency as a Key to Redifine the Concept of Social Order
title_full The Double Contingency as a Key to Redifine the Concept of Social Order
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description The double contingency represents a key concept in Niklas Luhmann’s theory of social systems by giving rise to a new treatment of the problem of social order. From its consideration, it is possible to explain social order without blocking the contingency of both individual action and social structures. However, something that has remained out of discussion is precisely what concept of “order” is implied in the author's proposal. In principle, we identify a frequently assumed conception of order in social theory, which is related to the limitation (or conditioning) of individual action/communication/selection. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that the double contingency would also allow us to problematize and redefine this conception.
topic acción social
coordinación
doble contingencia
expectativas
sistemas sociales
orden social
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