Structure, agency, and the internal conversation / Margaret S. Archer

Includes bibliographical references and index

-- Introduction: how does structure influence agency? -- Solitude and Society: -- The private life of the social subject -- From introspection to internal conversation: an unfinished journey in three stages -- Reclaiming the internal conversation -- The process of mediation between structure and agency -- Modes of Reflexivity and Stances Towards Society: -- Communicative reflexives -- Autonomous reflexives -- Meta-reflexives -- Fractured reflexives -- Conclusion: personal powers and social powers