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Social system
About: Social system is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2974 publications have been published within this topic receiving 92395 citations.
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01 Jan 1990
TL;DR: In this paper, a reformulation of the problem of social self-regulation within the conceptual frame of self-organization seems to provide a new conceptual solution, which can be seen as a breakthrough toward a better understanding of selforganization as a process that has self-regulating effect.
Abstract: It was E. Durkheim who put the problem of social self-regulation on the agenda of sociology when he wrote his Division of Social Labor Though mostly not read from this perspective, Durkheim’s model of the relation between social differentiation and individualization can be seen as a breakthrough toward a better understanding of self-organization as a process that has self-regulating effect.2Whereas in Durkheim’s writing the problem of self-regulation is not clearly distinguished from his notion of social solidarity, a reformulation of the problem within the conceptual frame of self-organization3 seems to provide a new conceptual solution.
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TL;DR: In this paper, education is analyzed as a process within which a double system-reference comes into play, viz. to social systems and to human beings, which highlights the autonomy of social systems vis-a-vis their environment.
Abstract: Traditional analyses of education are subject centered. Education is either viewed from the perspective of the educator (teaching, parenting) or from that of the pupil (learning, child development). These analyses do not facilitate the study of education as a social phenomenon. This paper aims for the clarification of the 'conditio socialis' of education. It highlights the autonomy of social systems vis-a-vis their environment. Communication is described as the constitutive element of social systems. Education is analyzed as a process within which a double system-reference comes into play, viz. to social systems and to human beings. The structure of education is analyzed in the context of this interaction between social systems and human beings. In this context, the improbability of successful education comes to the fore.
13 citations
01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the role of religion in the emergence of a global culture, focusing on the role that religions have played and are playing in it, and examine the social consequences of such quasi-religiosity.
Abstract: Globalization involves much more than our newfound ability to telephone friends on the other side of the world. It involves more than the complex network of trade relations that bring coffee and tea to our breakfast tables. These connections both support and depend on an increasingly globalized culture, one that imagines the world much differently than was the case in previous eras. This chapter explores certain aspects of this emerging global culture, focusing on the role that religions have played and are playing in it. New is the idea that all people have a religion, and that they have a certain kind of relationship to this religion. The chapter outlines how religion has aided such ideas’ growth, as well as the role that such ideas have played in shaping contemporary religion. It examines the quasi-religious nature of some of these ideas-and the social consequences of such quasi-religiosity. Keywords: global culture; religious conflict; Self-Conscious World; social system
13 citations
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TL;DR: This note draws foundational parallelisms between neurophysiological systems and ICT-enabled social systems, discussing how frameworks rooted in biology and physics could provide heuristic value in the design of evolutionary systems relevant to politics and economics.
Abstract: Technology is increasingly shaping our social structures and is becoming a driving force in altering human biology Besides, human activities already proved to have a significant impact on the Earth system which in turn generates complex feedback loops between social and ecological systems Furthermore, since our species evolved relatively fast from small groups of hunter-gatherers to large and technology-intensive urban agglomerations, it is not a surprise that the major institutions of human society are no longer fit to cope with the present complexity In this note we draw foundational parallelisms between neurophysiological systems and ICT-enabled social systems, discussing how frameworks rooted in biology and physics could provide heuristic value in the design of evolutionary systems relevant to politics and economics In this regard we highlight how the governance of emerging technology (ie nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science), and the one of climate change both presently confront us with a number of connected challenges In particular: historically high level of inequality; the co-existence of growing multipolar cultural systems in an unprecedentedly connected world; the unlikely reaching of the institutional agreements required to deviate abnormal trajectories of development We argue that wise general solutions to such interrelated issues should embed the deep understanding of how to elicit mutual incentives in the socio-economic subsystems of Earth system in order to jointly concur to a global utility function (eg avoiding the reach of planetary boundaries and widespread social unrest) We leave some open questions on how techno-social systems can effectively learn and adapt with respect to our understanding of geopolitical complexity
13 citations
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: The hallmark or approaches of the Tavistock Institute combine research in the social sciences with professional practice in organisational and social change as mentioned in this paper, showing how consultant and client system are partners in the process of organisational analysis and design.
Abstract: This book focuses on the hallmark or approaches of the Tavistock Institute—combining research in the social sciences with professional practice in organisational and social change It shows how consultant and client system are partners in the process of organisational analysis and design
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