1969 4th UK hardcover printing, VG+/VG DJ in Mylar, price-clipped dustjacket has sunning to spine color, nicks at head of spine, a few very short tears, in new Mylar, no markings found, sound binding & firm corners, light soiling at top edge of textblock.

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Title: The Theory of Social Structure
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Publication Date: 1957
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0710018819
ISBN 13: 9780710018816
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 25 ounces

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The main feature of this book is a discussion of 'role analysis' and its relevance to social structure. Arguing that the role system of a society is the matrix of its social structure, the author presents a detailed theoretical analysis of the problems inherent in this approach.
Chapters cover:
� The problems of role analysis.
� Conformity and deviance
� The coherence of role systems
� Degrees of abstraction
� Structure, time and reality
Originally published in 1957.

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"'This book is destined to be one of the great theoretical treatises of twentieth century social anthropology.' - Meyer Fortes"

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