Social systems theory

Social systems theory may refer to one of the following theories:


 * Actor–network theory, a theoretical and methodological approach to social theory where everything in the social and natural worlds exists in constantly shifting networks of relationships
 * Conflict theories, perspectives in political philosophy and sociology that argue that individuals and groups within society interact on the basis of conflict rather than agreement,
 * Network theory, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects
 * Ecological systems theory, a theory in developmental psychology
 * Social network analysis, the analysis of social structures using network and graph theory
 * Structural functionalism, a theoretical framework for constructing theories that views society as an intricate system where its components collaborate to foster unity and stability.
 * Symbolic interactionism, a sociological theory focused on cultural symbols exchanged during interpersonal interactions
 * Systems theory, a transdisciplinary study of systems
 * World-systems theory, an approach emphasizing the world-system as the primary unit of social analysis