Defining personal reflexivity
A critical reading of Archer’s approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2398070 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ana Caetano (0000-0002-1864-3923, ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, CIES-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 60-75 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-4310 • E-ISSN: 1461-7137 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1368431014549684 |
| OpenAlex | W2097978505 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 57 |
| References cited | 51 |
Margaret Archer plays a leading role in the sociological analysis of the relation between structure and agency, and particularly in the study of reflexivity. The main aim of this article is to discuss her approach, focusing on the main contributions and limitations of Archer's theory of reflexivity. It is argued that even though her research is a pioneering one, proposing an operationalization of the concept of reflexivity in view of its empirical implementation, it also minimizes crucial social factors and the dimensions necessary for a more complex and multi-dimensional study of the concept, such as social origins, family socialization, processes of internalization of exteriority, the role of other structure-agency mediation mechanisms and the persistence of social reproduction
Agency (philosophy · Epistemology · Mediation · Operationalization · Reflexivity · Relation (database · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Structure and agency · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 57 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 56 |