Theory Beyond Structure and Agency: Introducing the Metric/Nonmetric Distinction
In: Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology Ser.
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 From Structure and Agency to Metric and Nonmetric -- 1.2 Preliminary Lessons from the Sociology of Globalization -- 1.3 A Little Help from Philosophy -- 1.4 Plan of the Book: Toward a Three Layers Model -- References -- Chapter 2: Structure and Agency: Problem and Solution -- 2.1 The Problem of Structure and Agency (Phase A) -- 2.2 Forced Perspective and Depthless Perception (Phase B) -- 2.3 Breaking the Illusion: A Threefold Operationalization (Phase C) -- 2.3.1 First Operationalization: The Micro/Macro Distinction -- 2.3.2 Second Operationalization: The Individual/Society Distinction -- 2.3.3 Third Operationalization: The Structure/Agency Distinction -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: DeLanda and the Metric/Nonmetric Distinction -- 3.1 The Concept of Multiplicity (Phase A) -- 3.2 The Concept of Assemblages (Phase A, Continued) -- 3.3 DeLanda Against DeLanda (Phase B) -- 3.4 Metric and Nonmetric: An Overview (Phase C) -- 3.4.1 First Dichotomy -- 3.4.2 Second Dichotomy -- 3.4.3 Third Dichotomy -- 3.4.4 Fourth Dichotomy -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Metric and Nonmetric in Weber and Durkheim -- 4.1 The Relation Actor/Action (Phase A) -- 4.2 The Relation Between Types of Actions (Phase B) -- 4.3 Metric and Nonmetric in Weber (Phase C) -- 4.3.1 The Dichotomy Between Patrimonialism and Bureaucracy -- 4.3.2 The Different Types of Rationality -- 4.3.3 The Separation of Value-Spheres -- 4.3.4 Charisma and Its Routinization -- 4.3.5 Additional Remarks on the Separation of Value-Spheres -- 4.4 The Theory of Homo Duplex (Phase A) -- 4.5 The Critique of Homo Duplex (Phase B) -- 4.6 Metric and Nonmetric in Durkheim (Phase C) -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Form and Medium in Luhmann's Systems Theory.