Understanding Agency: Social Theory and Responsible Action
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In this penetrating and assured book, one of the leading commentators in the field argues that social theory is moving in the wrong direction in its reflections on human freedom and autonomy. It has borrowed notions of ′agency′ and ′choice′ from everyday discourse, but increasingly it puts a misconceived individualistic gloss upon them. Against this, Barnes unequivocally identifies human beings as social agents in a profound sense, and emphasises the vital importance of their sociability. Notions of ′agency′, ′freedom′ and ′choice′ have to be understood by reference to their role in communicative interaction; they are key components of the discourse through which human beings identify each other, and have effects upon each other, as soci
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0761963685
ISBN13:9780761963684
Release Date:January 2000
Publisher:Sage Publications UK
Length:176 Pages
Weight:3.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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