The notion of system we are interested in may be described generally as a complex of elements or components directly or indirectly related in a netwo… - Walter F. Buckley

This book is intended as an exploratory sketch of a revolutionary scientific perspective and conceptual framework as it might be applied to sociocultural systems. This point of view and still developing framework, as interpreted here, stems from the General Systems Research movement and the now closely allied fields of Cybernetics and information or communication theory.

"information" is not a substance or concrete entity but rather a relationship between sets or ensembles of structured variety.

A second dimension of stratification in modern societies is the status order. The term status as used in this study refers to the differentiation-of-prestige and deference among individuals and groups in society.