Revisiting Institutionalism in Sociology

This book posits an original synthetic theory of institutions as macro-level structural and cultural spheres of action, exchange, and communication. Abrutyn examines what institutions are and how they become autonomous, and also offers new insights into institution-specific dynamics of ecology, structure and culture, and stratification.

Introduction 1. Institutional Autonomy 2. Building Autonomous Institutions from The "Inside-Out" 3. The Ecological Dynamics of Institutions 4. The Invisible Framework: Intra-Institutional Structure 5. The Roots of Intra-Institutional Culture: The Circulation of Generalized Symbolic Media 6. Intra-Institutional Stratification: The Uneven Distribution of Media and Other Resources 7. Considering the Consequences of a New Theory of Institutions