THOMAS J. FARARO is Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at The University of Pittsburgh, where he has been since 1967. His most recent books include The Meaning of General Theoretical Sociology, Rational Choice Theory: Advocacy and Critique (co-editor), and The Problem of Solidarity: Theories and Models (co-editor).

• PrefaceGeneral Theoretical Sociology in ContextProcess and Social RealityClassical FoundationsFoundations of Analytical RealismTwo Postclassical Paths of SynthesisThe Structural Analysis of Social Action SystemsThe Analytical Theory of Social SystemsA Structural-Functional Theory of Social SystemsThe Four-Function Paradigm: The Social System ModelThe Four-Function Paradigm: The General Action System ModelThe Behavioral Theory of Spontaneous Order: Background and Core PrinciplesThe Behavioral Theory of Spontaneous Order: Group ProcessesTwo Strategies in Recent Theoretical SociologyThe Rational Choice StrategyThe Generative Structuralist StrategyIndex

THOMAS J. FARARO is Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at The University of Pittsburgh, where he has been since 1967. His most recent books include The Meaning of General Theoretical Sociology, Rational Choice Theory: Advocacy and Critique (co-editor), and The Problem of Solidarity: Theories and Models (co-editor).

• PrefaceGeneral Theoretical Sociology in ContextProcess and Social RealityClassical FoundationsFoundations of Analytical RealismTwo Postclassical Paths of SynthesisThe Structural Analysis of Social Action SystemsThe Analytical Theory of Social SystemsA Structural-Functional Theory of Social SystemsThe Four-Function Paradigm: The Social System ModelThe Four-Function Paradigm: The General Action System ModelThe Behavioral Theory of Spontaneous Order: Background and Core PrinciplesThe Behavioral Theory of Spontaneous Order: Group ProcessesTwo Strategies in Recent Theoretical SociologyThe Rational Choice StrategyThe Generative Structuralist StrategyIndex

THOMAS J. FARARO is Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at The University of Pittsburgh, where he has been since 1967. His most recent books include The Meaning of General Theoretical Sociology, Rational Choice Theory: Advocacy and Critique (co-editor), and The Problem of Solidarity: Theories and Models (co-editor).

• PrefaceGeneral Theoretical Sociology in ContextProcess and Social RealityClassical FoundationsFoundations of Analytical RealismTwo Postclassical Paths of SynthesisThe Structural Analysis of Social Action SystemsThe Analytical Theory of Social SystemsA Structural-Functional Theory of Social SystemsThe Four-Function Paradigm: The Social System ModelThe Four-Function Paradigm: The General Action System ModelThe Behavioral Theory of Spontaneous Order: Background and Core PrinciplesThe Behavioral Theory of Spontaneous Order: Group ProcessesTwo Strategies in Recent Theoretical SociologyThe Rational Choice StrategyThe Generative Structuralist StrategyIndex