Steve Watson

 

      Information: Writings: Agent-Centred Sociology

  

 

        1.             Introduction

Justification of the approach taken

        2.             Agency

Generalization of a Rational Choice Theory model of agents

        3.             Norms

Extra-prudential behavioural limits

        4.             Interactions

The fundamental structural underpinning of all social facts

        5.             Communication

Intentional propositional transfer amongst agents

        6.             Information

Propositional structures qua guides to action 

        7.             Categories

Characterizations of populations

        8.             Identities

Self- and other- characterizations

        9.             Ensembles

Characterizations defining sociologically relevant populations

        10.          Power

Dominance relationships and influences

        11.          Institutions

Social strucutures characterized by norm acceptances

        12.          Organizations

Social structures coordinating actions for some purpose