How Institutions Think
- ISBN-10
- 0815602065
- ISBN-13
- 9780815602064
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 158
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986-06-01
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Author
- Mary Douglas
Description
"Douglas forewarns us that institutions do not think independently, nor do they have purposes, nor do they build themselves. As we construct our institutions, we are squeezing each other's ideas into a common shape in order to prove their legitimacy by sheer numbers. She admonishes us not to take comfort in the thought that primitives may think through institutions, but moderns decide on important issues individually. Our legitimated institutions make major decisions, and these decisions always involve ethical principles."--Publisher description.
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