Margaret S. Archer (Editor)
Generative Mechanisms Transforming the Social Order (Social Morphogenesis)
- ISBN 13:
- 9783319137728
- author:
- Margaret S. Archer (Editor)
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Springer
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 258
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Government & Politics, International Relations
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
This book explores how generative mechanisms shape the social order and their consequences. It examines whether Late Modernity will be replaced by a new social formation, known as Morphogenic Society.
The author investigates how these mechanisms emerge, their social origins, and how they affect current social formations, either stabilizing or leading to changes. The book explores questions about conjuncture, convergence, and the impact of morphogenetic mechanisms on social systems.
It also delves into the relationship between positive feedback loops and negative feedback, and whether these opposing forces can coexist in a stable way. The author concludes that generative mechanisms are essential for understanding the replacement of Late Modernity by Morphogenic Society, and they have the resilience to account for cases where variables show no significant correlations.
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