printCommunication and intercourse in N. Luhmann’s systems sociology
Rezaev А.V.
Dr. Sci. (Philos.), Chairperson of Comparative Sociology Department, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia. rezaev@hotmail.com
Tregubova N.D.
Cand. Sci. (Sociol.), Assistant Professor of Comparative Sociology Department, St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia. n.tregubova@spbu.ru
Rubric: History of sociology
For citation:
Rezaev А.V., Tregubova N.D. Communication and intercourse in N. Luhmann’s systems sociology. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2015. No 11. P. 148-155
Abstract
N. Luhmann’s systems sociology begins with the question: how is communication possible? Authors discuss logics of development and limitations of this theory proceeding from a reseach issue how is communication between people possible. Conclusion is made that intercourse should be seen as an important promising line in contemporary theoeretical sociology offering conceptual basis for a variety of sociological branches.
Keywords
intercourse; sociology of intercourse; interaction; communication; social relations
Content No 11, 2015