ABSTRACT
Barber constructs a provisional, generalized, substantive theory of the social system, which he uses as the starting point and focus of his specialized researches. In this collection of his major writings in social system theory, Barber shows how he has used and developed such a framework over the last fifty years and demonstrates the application o
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|27 pages
A Brief Proposal for a Provisional and Substantive Theory and Model of the Social System
part II|28 pages
Society, Biology, and Physical Space
part III|238 pages
Social Structure
part IV|82 pages
Cultural Structure
part V|35 pages
Personality
part VI|43 pages
Social Deviance
part VII|30 pages
Social Change