The General Sociology of Harrison C. White: Chaos and Order in Networks

Foreword R.Collins Acknowledgements PART 1: INTRODUCTION PART 2: RETURN TO EMPIRICAL SOCIAL REALITY White as an Empirical Sociologist Search for General Social Logics Networks as Analytical Tool White's Mobility Studies PART 3: TIES AND NETWORKS Social Networks as a Theoretical Paradigm Social Ties Dynamics of Ties Story A New Image of Contemporary Social Contexts PART 4: CONTROL AND IDENTITY Embedded in Multiple Networks Control Modes of Control Control and Agency Identity PART 5: STRUCTURES AND DISCIPLINES Structural Analysis Structural Equivalence Comparability Disciplines PART 6: A GENERAL ASSESSMENT Quest for the Teal Misleading Ontological Constructs Real Social Forces Some Critical Remarks Appendix Notes References Bibliography of Harrison C. White's Work Index