Toward A Sociological Theory of Information (Hardcover)

In 1952 at Princeton University, Harold Garfinkel developed a sociological theory of information. Other prominent theories then being worked out at Princeton, including game theory, neglected the social elements of "information," modeling a rational individual whose success depends on completeness of both reason and information. In real life these conditions are not possible and these approaches therefore have always had limited and problematic practical application. Garfinkel's sociological theory treats information as a thoroughly organized social phenomenon in a way that addresses these shortcomings comprehensively. Although famous as a sociologist of everyday life, Garfinkel focuses in this new book-never before published-on the concerns of large-scale organization and decisionmaking. In the fifty years since Garfinkel wrote this treatise, there has been no systematic treatment of the problems and issues he raises. Nor has anyone proposed a theory of information like the one he proposed. Many of the same problems that troubled theorists of information and predictable order in 1952 are still problematic today.

General

Imprint:	Paradigm Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2008
First published:	2007
Authors:	Harold Garfinkel • Anne Rawls
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	342
ISBN-13:	978-1-59451-281-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
LSN:	1-59451-281-7
Barcode:	9781594512810

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