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Modernization and the Problem of Abstractive Levels: Situational Logic as a Means of Bridging Group Structural and Inter‐Personal Relationships

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  • J. I. Prattis

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. Studies of modernization and change tend to perpetuate a dichotomy between micro‐ and macro‐levels of sociological analysis. This bifurcation is used to introduce the problem of abstractive levels whereby the properties and procedures of system‐level analysis and ego‐centred approaches are discussed and compared. The contention is that both levels of abstraction must be incorporated within our explanations of social phenomena. The application of situational logic to Rossel Island and Highland Burma is briefly discussed to suggest that this particular concept set has properties which may effectively link abstractive levels that usually remain discrete.

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  • J. I. Prattis, 1978. "Modernization and the Problem of Abstractive Levels: Situational Logic as a Means of Bridging Group Structural and Inter‐Personal Relationships," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(4), pages 381-395, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:37:y:1978:i:4:p:381-395
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1978.tb01241.x
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