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Making our Way through the World: Human Reflexivity and Social Mobility

By Margaret S. Archer

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
0521874238, 9780521874236, 9780511290350
Open Library ID
OL7767634M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1262146 bytes)
Pages
352\353
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

How do we reflect upon ourselves and our concerns in relation to society, and vice versa? Human reflexivity works through 'internal conversations' using language, but also emotions, sensations and images. Most people acknowledge this 'inner-dialogue' and can report upon it. However, little research has been conducted on 'internal conversations' and how they mediate between our ultimate concerns and the social contexts we confront. Margaret Archer argues that reflexivity is progressively replacing routine action in late modernity, shaping how ordinary people make their way through the world. Using interviewees' life and work histories, she shows how 'internal conversations' guide the occupations people seek, keep or quit; their stances towards structural constraints and enablements; and their resulting patterns of social mobility.

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