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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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“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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Metadata
- 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 › Business, Management and Accounting › Management Information Systems › Information Systems Theories and Implementation
- Keywords
- structuration theory, Anthony Giddens, strong structuration theory, social structure, social practices
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