The concept of social structure is widely recognized as one of the most fundamental
ideas in the discipline of sociology. However, in this book the
author argues that it still remains one of the most elusive and abused concepts
in sociological theory. The author claims that the continued status of
the notion of social structure in contemporary sociological theory results from
a significant lack of precise theories about social structure. The goal of this
book is to achieve a theoretical synthesis in order to form a basis towards a
sociological theory of social structure. In doing so, the...