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It is recommended to draw attention to its subject area when constructing the reference framework of the theory of society, so as to show why the analysis of membership order is to be recommended as its reference problem. Although sociologists often speak of theory of society, also with the intention of rhetorical demarcation, it is difficult to identify the reference problem in sociological theory. In this context, it is advisable to assume that “theory of society” is less problematic. The problem-related relationship of theory of society is their own subject area in contrast to theories of action, interaction, and organization. The difference is determined by the fact that they:
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On the sociology of regional societies (Krawietz, Preyer) and on multiple globalization (Ben-Rafael).
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On investigations on China’s modernization of ProtoSociology:
https://uni-frankfurt1.academia.edu/GerhardPreyer/China's-Modernization
About the Multiple modernities in Latin America: Bokser Liwerant (2016, 177–205).
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Preyer, G., Krausse, RM. (2023). Renewal of the Concept of Society. In: Sociology of the Next Society. Emerging Globalities and Civilizational Perspectives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29140-1_14
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