Sociology & Criminology for a Changing World
Social Systems, published in 1984, marks Niklas Luhmann’s foundational contribution to his extensive sociological theory of society. The book represents a shift from an action-theoretical systems approach to an autopoietic theory of social systems centered on communication. Luhmann’s theory is among the most complex yet influential models of modern sociology—a key work that challenges existing
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