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In this completely revised edition of one of the foundational texts of network sociology, Harrison White refines and enlarges his groundbreaking theory of how social structure and culture emerge from the chaos and uncertainty of social life. Incorporating new contributions from a group of young sociologists and many fascinating and novel case studies, Identity and Control is the only major book of social theory that links social structure with the lived experience of individuals, providing a rich perspective on the kinds of social formations that develop in the process. Going beyond traditional sociological dichotomies such as agency/structure, individual/society, or micro/macro, Identity and Control presents a toolbox of concepts that will be useful to a wide range of social scientists, as well as those working in public policy, management, or associational life and, beyond, to any reader who is interested in understanding the dynamics of social life.

Sociological theories --- Sociological theory building --- 316.37 --- 316.4.052 --- Identiteit. Individu en maatschappij. Persoonlijkheid --- Integrerende processen. Sociale controle. Sociale sancties --- Social control. --- Social institutions. --- Social interaction. --- Social networks. --- Social structure. --- 316.4.052 Integrerende processen. Sociale controle. Sociale sancties --- 316.37 Identiteit. Individu en maatschappij. Persoonlijkheid --- Social control --- Social institutions --- Social interaction --- Social networks --- Social structure --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Sociology --- Networking, Social --- Networks, Social --- Social networking --- Social support systems --- Support systems, Social --- Interpersonal relations --- Cliques (Sociology) --- Microblogs --- Human interaction --- Interaction, Social --- Symbolic interaction --- Exchange theory (Sociology) --- Psychology --- Social psychology --- Institutions, Social --- Social systems --- Social conflict --- Liberty --- Pressure groups

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316.4 --- Sociale processen --- Social control. --- Social institutions. --- Social interaction. --- Social networks. --- Social structure. --- 316.4 Sociale processen --- Sociological theories --- Sociological theory building --- Social control --- Social institutions --- Social interaction --- Social networks --- Social structure --- Networking, Social --- Networks, Social --- Social networking --- Social support systems --- Support systems, Social --- Interpersonal relations --- Cliques (Sociology) --- Microblogs --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Sociology --- Human interaction --- Interaction, Social --- Symbolic interaction --- Exchange theory (Sociology) --- Psychology --- Social psychology --- Institutions, Social --- Social systems --- Social conflict --- Liberty --- Pressure groups

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Organization --- Job vacancies --- Labor mobility --- Social sciences --- Emplois vacants --- Main-d'oeuvre --- Sciences sociales --- Mathematical models. --- Mathematical models --- Mobilité --- Modèles mathématiques

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In Markets from Networks, one of America's most influential sociologists unveils a groundbreaking theory of the market economy. Arguing that most economists use overly abstract models of how the economy operates, Harrison White seeks a richer, more empirically based alternative. In doing so, he offers a more lucid, generalized treatment of the market models described in his important earlier work in order to show how any given market is situated in a broader exchange economy. White argues that the key to economic action is that producers seek market niches to maximize profit and minimize competition. As they do so, they base production decisions not only on anticipated costs from suppliers and anticipated demand from buyers, but also by looking at their competitors. In fact, White asserts, producers act less in response to actual demand than by anticipating it: they gauge where competitors have found demand and thus determine what they can do that is similar and yet different enough to give themselves a special niche. Building on these and related insights, White creates new mathematical models of how the economy works and how the interaction of its sectors creates mutual protection from the uncertainties of business. These models provide new ways of accounting for profits, prices, market shares, and other vital economic phenomena. He shows, for example, that prices are determined by the coalescing of local variables rather than set in terms of averages as implied by the ''law'' of supply and demand. The model of ''pure'' competition favored by economics is deficient, he concludes, as it fails to account for the varied circumstances of particular industries. Throughout, White draws extensively on case studies of American businesses and on recent mathematical and sociological work on networks. Rivaling standard economic theories with its rich empirical grounding, sheer originality, and scholarly rigor, Markets from Networks will resonate in economics and economic sociology for years to come.

Market segmentation --- Mathematical models.