unanticipated
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U0022600 (ŭn′ăn-tĭs′ə-pā′tĭd)unanticipated
(ˌʌnænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd)Adj. | 1. | ![]() |
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释义 | unanticipatedun·an·tic·i·pat·edU0022600 (ŭn′ăn-tĭs′ə-pā′tĭd)unanticipated(ˌʌnænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪd)
unanticipatedunanticipated or unintended consequences (of social action)any consequences of social action which are unintended and unforeseen by social participants. That social actions have consequences which are unforeseen by SOCIAL ACTORS is a major part of the drive to undertake sociological analysis. The same impetus was often uppermost in many forms of social thought prior to modern sociology, for example, Adam SMITH's ‘invisible hand’ of market forces, an idea taken and transformed by MARX (see also APPEARANCE AND REALITY).An important discussion of unanticipated consequences is Robert MERTON's discussion of MANIFEST AND LATENT FUNCTIONS, and SELF-FULFILLING AND SELF-DESTROYING PROPHECY. Within Marxism and modern STRUCTURALISM the analysis of underlying realities is central. It is also present as a main objective in many other forms of sociology, including Weberian sociology (e.g. Protestants did not intend to establish modern capitalism, but according to Weber, this is one outcome of their religious orientation – see PROTESTANT ETHIC). Among the reasons why social participants do not always intend or comprehend the implications of their own actions are:
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