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... actors hope that the sense of self that they present to the audience will be strong enough for the audi- ence to define the actors as the actors want to be defined . The actors also hope that this will cause the audience to act ...
... actors hope that the sense of self that they present to the audience will be strong enough for the audi- ence to define the actors as the actors want to be defined . The actors also hope that this will cause the audience to act ...
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... actors . Actors are seen as being purposive , or as having intentionality ; that is , actors have ends or goals toward which their actions are aimed . Actors are also seen as having preferences ( or values , utilities ) . Rational ...
... actors . Actors are seen as being purposive , or as having intentionality ; that is , actors have ends or goals toward which their actions are aimed . Actors are also seen as having preferences ( or values , utilities ) . Rational ...
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... actors reflexive , but so are the social researchers who are studying them . This led Giddens to his well - known ideas on the double hermeneutic . Both social actors and sociologists use language . Actors use lan- guage to account ...
... actors reflexive , but so are the social researchers who are studying them . This led Giddens to his well - known ideas on the double hermeneutic . Both social actors and sociologists use language . Actors use lan- guage to account ...
Contents
Classical Grand Theories | 13 |
Classical Theories of Everyday Life | 42 |
Contemporary Theoretical Portraits of the Social World 1755 | 75 |
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