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Modernity as a functionally differentiated capitalist society: A general theoretical model.

Date Issued
2014-08-08
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A conceptualization of capitalism as a consequence of functional differentia-tion is proposed. The general theoretical model of a functionally differentiated capitalist society is outlined in four steps based on these keywords: functional differentiation; capitalist economy; capitalist society; welfare state. This model grasps the essential characteristics of the analytical prototype of a capitalist so-ciety. What are its basic components that, working together, generate this kind of society’s structural dynamics?
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capitalism

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functional differentiation

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modern society

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theory of society

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welfare state
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Sage
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Faculty
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journal article
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18
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413
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430
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English
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