structuration
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]structuration (countable and uncountable, plural structurations)
- (sociology) A theory proposed by Anthony Giddens in an attempt to reconcile theoretical dichotomies of social systems such as agency/structure, subjective/objective, and micro/macro perspectives.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From structurer + -ation.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]structuration f (plural structurations)
Further reading
[edit]- “structuration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.