Schimank, UweUweSchimank2021-11-152021-11-152014-08-081368-4310https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/519910.26092/elib/996A 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?enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Germanyhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/capitalismfunctional differentiationmodern societytheory of societywelfare state300Artikel/Aufsatzurn:nbn:de:gbv:46-elib51998