Dyadism in the Sociological Foundations of Luhmann and Latour: Communication and Association Compared

Dyadism in the Sociological Foundations of Luhmann and Latour: Communication and Association Compared

In this paper we compare the programs of Niklas Luhmann's General Theory of Social Systems (GTSS) and Bruno Latour's Actor-Network Theory (ANT) from a systematic perspective based on the comparison of functional equivalents related to what are considered the main problems addressed by soci...

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Main Author: Sergio Pignuoli Ocampo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) 2016-01-01
Series:Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
Subjects:
Social Change
Social Order
Sociological Theory
Systems theory
Actor -Network Theory
Online Access:http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_155_08_ENGLISH1467967067290.pdf
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spelling doaj-bf1c3787aef346c0a966d78cfdcb4f0e2020-11-25T01:26:54ZengCentro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS)Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)0210-52331988-59032016-01-0111551331502628Dyadism in the Sociological Foundations of Luhmann and Latour: Communication and Association ComparedSergio Pignuoli OcampoIn this paper we compare the programs of Niklas Luhmann's General Theory of Social Systems (GTSS) and Bruno Latour's Actor-Network Theory (ANT) from a systematic perspective based on the comparison of functional equivalents related to what are considered the main problems addressed by sociology. We propose to compare three specific concepts from the theoretical foundations of their sociological programs, namely: the definition of sociology's unit of analysis and its connections to the unitary factor of social order and the sequential factor of social change. Our hypothesis suggests that, although they diverge in emphasis and nuances, both programs converge in the dyadic definition of the sociological unit of analysis.http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_155_08_ENGLISH1467967067290.pdfSocial ChangeSocial OrderSociological TheorySystems theoryActor -Network Theory
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Dyadism in the Sociological Foundations of Luhmann and Latour: Communication and Association Compared
Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
Social Change
Social Order
Sociological Theory
Systems theory
Actor -Network Theory
author_facet Sergio Pignuoli Ocampo
author_sort Sergio Pignuoli Ocampo
title Dyadism in the Sociological Foundations of Luhmann and Latour: Communication and Association Compared
title_short Dyadism in the Sociological Foundations of Luhmann and Latour: Communication and Association Compared
title_full Dyadism in the Sociological Foundations of Luhmann and Latour: Communication and Association Compared
title_fullStr Dyadism in the Sociological Foundations of Luhmann and Latour: Communication and Association Compared
title_full_unstemmed Dyadism in the Sociological Foundations of Luhmann and Latour: Communication and Association Compared
title_sort dyadism in the sociological foundations of luhmann and latour: communication and association compared
publisher Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS)
series Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
issn 0210-5233
1988-5903
publishDate 2016-01-01
description In this paper we compare the programs of Niklas Luhmann's General Theory of Social Systems (GTSS) and Bruno Latour's Actor-Network Theory (ANT) from a systematic perspective based on the comparison of functional equivalents related to what are considered the main problems addressed by sociology. We propose to compare three specific concepts from the theoretical foundations of their sociological programs, namely: the definition of sociology's unit of analysis and its connections to the unitary factor of social order and the sequential factor of social change. Our hypothesis suggests that, although they diverge in emphasis and nuances, both programs converge in the dyadic definition of the sociological unit of analysis.
topic Social Change
Social Order
Sociological Theory
Systems theory
Actor -Network Theory
url http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_155_08_ENGLISH1467967067290.pdf
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