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Structuration
A theory proposed by Anthony Giddens in an attempt to reconcile theoretical dichotomies of social systems such as agency/structure, subjective/objective, and micro/macro perspectives.
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A theory proposed by Anthony Giddens in an attempt to reconcile theoretical dichotomies of social systems such as agency/structure, subjective/objective, and micro/macro perspectives.
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| structural anthropologynoun | The study of social structures in human communities; the study of human society according to the theories of structuralism, especially associated with French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss. |
| assemblage theorynoun | (sociology) An ontological framework developed by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari for the analysis of social complexity by emphasizing fluidity, exchangeability, and multiple functionalities. |
| social historynoun | The history of society; an approach to and subfield of history that emphasizes social structures. |
| governmentalitynoun | (sociology) The organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced. |
| modalitynoun | (logic) The classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode. |
| dispositifnoun | (international law) A part of a document that communicates the decisions taken by some organization or nation on a particular issue. |
| sociodynamicsnoun | social dynamics |
| systemizationnoun | systematization |
| stratoanalysisnoun | An analytical theory that attempts to understand a subject in terms of stratification, or layers. |
| social dynamicsnoun | (sociology) The study of interactions within and between societies. |
| stratificationnoun | (sociology) Society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata. |
| sociologismnoun | The attribution of a sociological basis to another discipline. |
| structural anthropologistnoun | Someone who studies structural anthropology. |
| gesellschaftnoun | (sociology) A hypothetical mode of society, made up of self-serving individuals linked by impersonal ties; as opposed to Gemeinschaft. |
| positionalitynoun | (sociology) The social context one inhabits that shapes and defines a person's identity and perspective. |
| sociographynoun | (sociology) The branch of sociology that concentrates on the descriptive analysis of social phenomena. |
| sociusnoun | An associate; a fellow of an academy, etc. |
| structuralismnoun | (linguistics) The theory that a human language is a self-contained structure related to other elements which make up its existence. |
| verstehennoun | (sociology) A stance that attempts to understand the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view, so that the actor is seen as a subject rather than an object of observation. |
| sociologesenoun | The jargon used by sociologists. |
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