"# "An operationally definable, objective, non-anthropomorphic study of purposiveness, goal-seeking system behavior, s…"

"In modern science, in fact, let alone modern systems theory, cause disappears wherever you have a very complex system…"

"This book is intended as an exploratory sketch of a revolutionary scientific perspective and conceptual framework as …"

"In essence, the process model typically views society as a complex, multifaceted, fluid interplay of widely varying d…"

"Systems theory provides:"

"# A technique for treating large, complex organizations;"

"# A synthetic approach where piecemeal analysis is not possible due to the intricate interrelationships of parts that…"

"# A viewpoint that gets at the heart of sociology because it sees the sociocultural system in terms of information an…"

"# The study of relations rather than "entities" with an emphasis on process and transition probabilities as the basis…"

"[The equilibrium model describes systems] which, in moving to an equilibrium point, typically lose organization, and …"