| Author: | Hans-Georg Moeller | ISBN: | 9780812697513 |
| Publisher: | Open Court | Publication: | April 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Open Court | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hans-Georg Moeller |
| ISBN: | 9780812697513 |
| Publisher: | Open Court |
| Publication: | April 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Open Court |
| Language: | English |
What are systems? What is society? What happens to human beings in a hypermodern world? This book is an introduction to Niklas Luhmann's social system theory which explains specific functions like economy and mass media from a cybernetic perspective. Integrating various schools of thought including sociology, philosophy and biology Luhmann Explained results in an overall analysis of "world society". Special attention is given to the present-day relevance of Luhmann's theory with respect to globalization, electronic mass media, ethics, and new forms of protest.
What are systems? What is society? What happens to human beings in a hypermodern world? This book is an introduction to Niklas Luhmann's social system theory which explains specific functions like economy and mass media from a cybernetic perspective. Integrating various schools of thought including sociology, philosophy and biology Luhmann Explained results in an overall analysis of "world society". Special attention is given to the present-day relevance of Luhmann's theory with respect to globalization, electronic mass media, ethics, and new forms of protest.
