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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"theory of social systems"”.
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The paradox of differentiation : Niklas Luhmann's social systems theory and the impossibility of unilateral control - the case of apartheid
… German sociologist, Niklas Luhmann, proposed a social theory that could describe a society at a far more abstract level than is customary. Based on his study of general systems theory and drawing on the works of biologists and mathematicians, Luhmann formulated his theory of social systems which …
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Socio-cultural conditions of Japan reflected by factors inducing recent Japanese immigration to Canada
… examines the socio-cultural conditions of Japanese society as reflected in factors that induce recent Japanese immigration to Canada. The examination is based on interview research done with six female and six male Japanese immigrants living in Vancouver, who arrived in Canada after the …
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Thriving on sustainable development: sustainable autopoietic organisations
… have reacted to the legal principle of Sustainable Development. The proposition is that Sustainable Development is an event-driven principle of becoming where the present depends both on the organisation’s environment and its internal operations. The starting point of the research is …
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Massenmedien und Meinungsmarkt : Konstruktion und Dekonstruktion von Öffentlichkeit in der modernen Gesellschaft; Systemtheoretische Reflexionen zu einer Ethik der Beobachtung
… Die Funktion der Massenmedien besteht in der Sofort-Integration einer Weltgesellschaft durch massenmediale Herstellung einer gemeinsamen Aktualität. Durch permanente Reaktualisierung der Selbstbeschreibung der Gesellschaft leisten sie einen Beitrag zu ihrer Realitätskonstruktion.
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End-of-life decisions for young children: law, systems and Luhmann
… system rationalities that drive child end-of-life decision-making (CELDM) in respect of the very young. Neither conventional rights discourse nor legal doctrine has shown itself capable of resolving or indeed providing a full understanding of the issues involved. This study therefore takes …