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Concepts in the Social Sciences
Social Structure Jose Lopez and John Scott
Open University Press
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2 Conceptualizing Social Structure
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'Structure' before 'socia1 structure' Spencer and the social organism Durkheim: relationships and representations
3 Institntional Structure The cultural background The virtual order of social institutions Institutions rediscovered Social positions and roles Conformity, power and contradictions The case of medical practice The case of kinship and marriage Transnational and post-colonial challenges 4 Relational Structure Relational structure in anthropology Social structure as relational forms Social structures as social networks The case of urban conflicts and class conflicts The case of world systems
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L6pez, Jose, 1966Social structure I Jose L6pez and John Scott. p. cm. - (Concepts in the social sciences) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-335-20495-3 (pb) - ISBN 0-335-20496-1 (hb) 1. Social structure. 2. Social institutions. 3. Sociology. I. Scott, John, 1949- II. Title. Ill. Series. HM706.L67 2000 306---0c21