Abstract
A sociological truism is that institutional structure always has some social consequences. Consider the following examples of institutional structure: a kibbutz (or a collective) organises social life in some ways and not in others, as does a business enterprise. On the assumption that the social sciences seek to understand why society is organised in some ways and not in others, social scientists will have to at least consider the explanatory potential of some institutional structures. Since empirical questions cannot be prejudged, perhaps no institutional explanation will be up to the task of explaining this or that social phenomenon. However, assuming
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | THE PROPAGANDA MODEL TODAY: Filtering Perception and Awareness |
Editors | Joan Pedro-Carañana, Daniel Broudy, Jeffery Klaehn |
Publisher | University of Westminster Press |
Pages | 37-52 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Volume | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781912656165 |
State | Published - 2018 |