Difference and Necessity in Identity and Control
Harrison White introduced numerous important and generative theoretical insights in his large body of work. In this piece, I focus on describing the impact and implications of two central contributions made in Identity and Control (1992 & 2008), which are also developed in other writings. The fi...
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| description | Harrison White introduced numerous important and generative theoretical insights in his large body of work. In this piece, I focus on describing the impact and implications of two central contributions made in Identity and Control (1992 & 2008), which are also developed in other writings. The first is an articulation of the role of difference, decoupling, and disjuncture in producing meaning. The second is a revelation that certain social processes and theoretical concepts that have been conceived and analyzed as separate are reciprocally linked in ways that have important repercussions for individual behavior and macro-social outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-21592a954eef45ceac331e4547eaeacc2025-08-20T03:27:21ZengUniversity of BolognaSociologica1971-88532025-07-01192213010.6092/issn.1971-8853/2158419962Difference and Necessity in Identity and ControlEmily Erikson0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2092-4676Department of Sociology, Yale UniversityHarrison White introduced numerous important and generative theoretical insights in his large body of work. In this piece, I focus on describing the impact and implications of two central contributions made in Identity and Control (1992 & 2008), which are also developed in other writings. The first is an articulation of the role of difference, decoupling, and disjuncture in producing meaning. The second is a revelation that certain social processes and theoretical concepts that have been conceived and analyzed as separate are reciprocally linked in ways that have important repercussions for individual behavior and macro-social outcomes.https://sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/21584social theorynetworksharrison whitesocial structurerelationalism |
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