Structuration Theory
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This important text argues for a 'strong' notion of structuration theory in contrast to the seminal but more abstract and relatively under-developed project represented by Anthony Giddens's writings.
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Structuration theory was subsequently extended and refined by one of the authors (RS) as strong structuration theory (SST), an empirically grounded refinement of Giddens' original theory focusing on micro-level interactions between human agents and how these are influenced by and influence wider social structures and relational networks.
“It was subsequently extended and refined by one of us (RS) as SST, an empirically grounded refinement of Giddens' original theory which focuses on micro-level interactions between human agents and considers how these are influenced by (and how they, in turn, influence) wider social structures and relational networks.80”
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- Authors
- Stones, R.
- Corresponding author
- Stones, Rob
- ORCID
- Stones, Rob
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Published
- 2005
- OpenAlex
- W4249129599
- Cited by
- 400
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 28 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 19 · 2014: 20 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 19
- FWCI
- 8.81
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Realism in Sociology
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Information Systems Theories and Implementation
- Keywords
- structuration theory, Anthony Giddens, strong structuration theory, social structure, social practices
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