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Pierre Bourdieu's book, 'Outline of a Theory of Practice,' questions various difficult dichotomies and investigates the counterpoise of structure and action. He attempts to demonstrate the formation of structures through the actions by which people attain their personal ends. As such, he made it possible to study the effect of evolving material conditions on cultural change. He considers 'habitus' to be a result of collectivity which is conceived not only in socialization but also in power. Bourdieu's book explains how his sociological 'habitus' may be used to improvise empirical analysis.
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Harrison C. White's book, 'Identity and Control: A Structural Theory of Social Action,' presents a novel theory of social structure, where social disorder is considered important for establishing control. The basic units of society, defined as identities rather than people, are in conflict with each other. The book's vocabulary is complex, and it contains different layers of meaning. The book also indirectly deals with organizations.
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The development of economic sociology heralds the reintegration of management research and sociology, along with the combination of economic sociology and organizational performance. It is claimed that organizational sociology separated itself from management issues in the 1970s, coinciding with the time that organizational sociologists began to cross the border into management schools.
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