A striking feature of the human condition is its dual, contradictory, inherently split character; on the one hand, autonomy and freedom; on the other, constrain
A striking feature of the human condition is its dual, contradictory, inherently split character; on the one hand, autonomy and freedom; on the other, constrain
A central problem in contemporary social theory is that of providing an account of social interaction that does justice both to the self-monitoring capacities o
'In this remarkable collection of essays, Holton and Turner demonstrate that Parsonian sociology addresses the most central problems of our time – issues of s
The studies which comprise this book are essentially organized around a critical encounter with European social theory in its 'classical period' – i.e. from t