Duality of Structure
Structures are understood as both the medium and outcome of recurrent social practice.
Overview
Structures are understood as both the medium and outcome of recurrent social practice.
Meanings Across Theories
Observable Research Manifestations
- Episodes where actors draw on, reproduce, modify, or contest arrangements may be examined.
Common Misuse
- Making a generic claim that structure and agency interact without identified practice.
Related scholars
- Anthony Giddens — Source author and existing scholar page.
Sources & verification
- VerifiedThe linked record provides the source-specific vocabulary and bibliographic anchor for this concept page. — Giddens, A. (1984). The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration. University of California Press.
- Editorially ReviewedThe definition, cross-theory distinction, related-entity explanation, and misuse warning are Syntag editorial synthesis, not a quotation or universal consensus.
- Research GuidanceObservable research manifestations are study-dependent options, not a measurement recipe or automatic inference.
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