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structuration

structuration noun: 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.

Noun

structuration (countable and uncountable, plural structurations)

  1. 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.

Forms of structuration

pluralstructurations

Origin of structuration

From structure + -ation.

Words formed from structuration

Questions about structuration

What does structuration mean?
Structuration means 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.
What part of speech is structuration?
Structuration is a noun.
What is the plural of structuration?
The plural of structuration is structurations.

Words near structuration in the dictionary

  1. structuralized
  2. structuralizes
  3. structuralizing
  4. structurally
  5. structurals
  6. structuration
  7. structurational
  8. structurationally
  9. structurationist
  10. structurationists
  11. structurations

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