{"product_id":"9781581126952","title":"A Sociological Theory Of Communication","description":" Networks of communication evolve in terms of reflexive exchanges. The codification of these reflections in\u003cp\u003elanguage, that is, at the social level, can be considered as the operating system of society. Under sociologically\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e specifiable conditions, the discursive reconstructions can be expected to make the systems under reflection increasingly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e knowledge-intensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This sociological theory of communication is founded in a tradition that includes Giddens' (1979) structuration theory,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Habermas' (1981) theory of communicative action, and Luhmann's (1984) proposal to consider social systems as self-organizing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The study also elaborates on Shannon's (1948) mathematical theory of communication for the formalization and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e operationalization of the non-linear dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The development of scientific communications can be studied using citation analysis. The exchange media at the interfaces of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e knowledge production provide us with the evolutionary model of a Triple Helix of university-industry-government relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The construction of the European Information Society can then be analyzed in terms of interacting networks of communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The issues of sustainable development and the expectation of social change are discussed in relation to the possibility of a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e general theory of communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Loet Leydesdorff (Ph.D. sociology, M.A. philosophy, and M.Sc. biochemistry) is Senior Lecturer at the Department\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e of Communication Studies of the University of Amsterdam. He has published in the philosophy of science, social network\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e analysis, scientometrics, and the sociology of innovation. His studies of communication in science, technology, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e innovation enabled him to specify theory and methods for understanding the dynamics of knowledge-based development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Universal-Publishers.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040857899248,"sku":"9781581126952","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781581126952_p0.jpg?v=1763802504","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781581126952","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}