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題名 Ethnomethodology reconsidered: The practical logic of social systems theory
作者 Liu, Yu Cheng
劉育成
貢獻者 社會學系
關鍵詞 Autopoiesis; ethnomethodology; indexicality; reflexivity; systems theory
日期 2012-09
上傳時間 15-十二月-2015 18:12:40 (UTC+8)
摘要 This article compares ethnomethodology to social systems theory and attempts to clarify their theoretical concerns, differences and similarities when synthetically considering the former as a practical logic of the latter. As two poles on a continuum of research methods, ethnomethodology is a microanalysis of social order and human agency, whereas systems theory assumes a macro and theoretical abstraction of system formation and social evolution. When attempts are made to solve the problems of the micro/macro, part/whole, or individual/society relation, this comparison is conducive to elucidating how the practical logic is implied on both micro and macro sides, and to enhance our understanding of the human social world. Three points are suggested. First, systems theory and ethnomethodology do not contradict each other; they are complementary in an intricately dialectical process. Second, ethnomethodology can be observed through indexical rather than objective expressions. Third, due to a higher level of abstraction of systems theory, this article argues that ethnomethodology can possibly be utilized to explicate and also be regarded as the practical logic of systems theory. This comparison may contribute to reformulating systems theory, and also to some philosophical puzzles.
關聯 Current Sociology , vol. 60 no. 5, 581-598
資料類型 article
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011392111426193
dc.contributor 社會學系
dc.creator (作者) Liu, Yu Cheng
dc.creator (作者) 劉育成zh_TW
dc.date (日期) 2012-09
dc.date.accessioned 15-十二月-2015 18:12:40 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 15-十二月-2015 18:12:40 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 15-十二月-2015 18:12:40 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/79668-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This article compares ethnomethodology to social systems theory and attempts to clarify their theoretical concerns, differences and similarities when synthetically considering the former as a practical logic of the latter. As two poles on a continuum of research methods, ethnomethodology is a microanalysis of social order and human agency, whereas systems theory assumes a macro and theoretical abstraction of system formation and social evolution. When attempts are made to solve the problems of the micro/macro, part/whole, or individual/society relation, this comparison is conducive to elucidating how the practical logic is implied on both micro and macro sides, and to enhance our understanding of the human social world. Three points are suggested. First, systems theory and ethnomethodology do not contradict each other; they are complementary in an intricately dialectical process. Second, ethnomethodology can be observed through indexical rather than objective expressions. Third, due to a higher level of abstraction of systems theory, this article argues that ethnomethodology can possibly be utilized to explicate and also be regarded as the practical logic of systems theory. This comparison may contribute to reformulating systems theory, and also to some philosophical puzzles.
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dc.relation (關聯) Current Sociology , vol. 60 no. 5, 581-598
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Autopoiesis; ethnomethodology; indexicality; reflexivity; systems theory
dc.title (題名) Ethnomethodology reconsidered: The practical logic of social systems theory
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1177/0011392111426193
dc.doi.uri (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011392111426193