Conversations About Reflexivity by Margaret S Archer
Reflexivity is defined as the regular exercise of the mental ability, shared by all normal people, to consider themselves in relation to their (social) contexts and vice versa. In addition to this sociological interest, it allows us to hold idle or trivial internal conversations. Focussing fully on this phenomenon, this book discusses the three main questions associated with this subject in detail. Where does the ability to be reflexive comes from? What part do our internal reflexive deliberations play in designing the courses of action we take: subordinate to habitual action or not? Is reflexivity a homogeneous practice for all people and invariant over history?
Margaret Archer heads the project at EPFL 'From Modernity to Morphogenesis'. She was elected as the first woman President of the International Sociological Association at the 12th World Congress of Sociology. She is a founder member of both the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences and is a trustee of the Centre for Critical Realism. She studied at the University of London, graduating B.Sc. in 1964 and Ph.D. in 1967 with a thesis on The Educational Aspirations of English Working Class Parents. She was a lecturer at the University of Reading from 1966 to 1973. She is one of the most influential theorists in the critical realist tradition. At the 12th World Congress of Sociology, she was elected as the first woman President of the International Sociological Association, is a founder member of both the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences. She is a Trustee of the Centre for Critical Realism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415733076 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415733073 |
| Title | Conversations About Reflexivity |
| Author | Margaret S Archer |
| Series | Ontological Explorations Routledge Critical Realism |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 278 |
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