TY - T1 - Systeemiteoreettisia askelmerkkejä nyky-yhteiskuntaan : Tutkielma systeemiteoreettisesta yhteiskuntateoriasta ja sen metodologisesta käytöstä SN - / UR - URN:ISBN:978-952-7093-04-7; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/158509 T3 - A1 - Virtanen, Mikko J. A2 - PB - Tutkijaliitto Y1 - 2015 LA - fin AB - The aim of this dissertation is to develop a systems theoretical framework for studying contemporary societal phenomena qualitatively. The development work is based on Niklas Luhmann s systems theoretical oeuvre, especially on Luhmann s view of modern society as social systems. Social systems are self-referential systems which use communication for producing communication. For Luhmannian theory of society, along with the general view of social systems as self-referential communication chains, so... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - sosiologia N1 - PP - ER -