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Examples of subsystems are:
Examples of subsystems are:
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- ''Economy''  
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medium: money, securities
medium: money, securities
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- ''Law''
- ''Law''
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medium: text of law and contracts, interpretations
medium: text of law and contracts, interpretations
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- ''Politics''
- ''Politics''
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medium: authority, legitimation, generalised approval, trust, forms of power
medium: authority, legitimation, generalised approval, trust, forms of power
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- ''Religion''
- ''Religion''
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medium: rites, prayers, oral traditions, sacred texts.
medium: rites, prayers, oral traditions, sacred texts.
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- ''Science''
- ''Science''
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medium: publications, presentations
medium: publications, presentations
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- ''Education''
- ''Education''
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'''References:'''
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* Gren, M., Zierhofer, W., ''The unity of difference: a critical appraisal of Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems in the context of corporeality and spatiality'', (University of Basel, 2002)
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Gren, M., Zierhofer, W., ''The unity of difference: a critical appraisal of Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems in the context of corporeality and spatiality'', (University of Basel, 2002)
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''By Meryl Burger s0801704''
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Published by Meryl Burger s0801704

Revision as of 11:17, 7 September 2011

The subsystems are a part of Niklas Luhmann's theory of society. This theory holds that the society is divided by functionally specialised subsystems. These subsystems cannot be replaced by the other subsystems and they exist seperated from eachother. Each of them have their own properties. They are caracterised by codes, programs, the way of operating and de medium which are used in the subsystem.

Examples of subsystems are:

- Economy

code: Having money / not having money

program: supply and demand

operation: payment

medium: money, securities

- Law

code: right/wrong

program: laws, decrees, practice of verdiets, contracts

operation: sentence, related to cases

medium: text of law and contracts, interpretations

- Politics

code: governement/ oppositions majority/minority

program: program for legislation party program

operations: decisions, votes, declarations

medium: authority, legitimation, generalised approval, trust, forms of power

- Religion

code: immanence/ transcendence

program: myths, commandments

operations: creed, confession

medium: rites, prayers, oral traditions, sacred texts.

- Science

code: true/false

program: notions, theories, methodologies

operations: proof or falsification of statements

medium: publications, presentations

- Education

code: satisfactory/ unsatisfactory

program: training, professions, curriculum

operations: assessment, exam

medium: qualifications, marks, diplomas, degrees, titles



References:

Gren, M., Zierhofer, W., The unity of difference: a critical appraisal of Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems in the context of corporeality and spatiality, (University of Basel, 2002)


Published by Meryl Burger s0801704

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