02662nam a2200421Ii 45000010014000000030008000140050017000220060019000390070015000580080041000730200018001140200034001320400031001660500021001970720023002180720016002410800011002571000032002682450163003002640056004632640011005193000040005303360026005703370026005963380036006225000020006585040041006785050411007195200862011305880026019926500032020186500031020506000034020816500038021156500027021537760018021808560042021989781839090318UtOrBLW20251029120118.0m     o  d        cr un|||||||||200518s2020    enk     ob    001 0 eng d  a9781839090318  a9781839090295qelectronic bk.  aUtOrBLWbengerdacUtOrBLW 4aHM701b.S83 2020 7aSOC0000002bisacsh 7aJFS2bicssc  a316.351 aŠubrt, Jiří,eauthor.14aThe systemic approach in sociology and Niklas Luhmann :bexpectations, discussions, doubts /cJiří Šubrt (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic). 1aBingley, U.K. :bEmerald Publishing Limited,c2020. 4c©2020  a1 online resource (144 pages) ;ccm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aIncludes index.  aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aChapter 1. Dream or myth? (introduction) -- Chapter 2. The dream of a united conception of science -- Chapter 3. What is the right starting point for sociological thought? -- Chapter 4. A dream of integration of theory and society (Parsons) -- Chapter 5. The dream of the sociological super-theory (Luhmann) -- Chapter 6. Reflections on possibilities of application of system approach at macrosocial level.  aThis book is a comprehensive overview of the theoretical discussion of one of most important conceptions in sociology at the end of 20th century - the theory of social systems. The spotlight of this book falls on the work of Niklas Luhmann and his holistic approach. Current modern society is, for Luhmann, a functionally differentiated society, which means that a number of specialized societal sub-systems (politics, economics, religion, law, science, art etc) have formed. Each system is based on its own type of communication led by its own generalized communicative media. Luhmann controversially depicts modern society as a plurality of many societal subsystems operating without a top and without a coordinating and managing centre. This book weighs the strong and weak features of the systemic approach in sociology and discusses ways to rethink it.0 aPrint version record. 0aSocial systemsxPhilosophy. 0aSystem theoryxPhilosophy.10aParsons, Talcott,d1902-1979. 7aSocial SciencexGeneral.2bisacsh 7aSocial groups.2bicssc  z978183909032540uhttps://doi.org/10.1108/9781839090295