Publisher's Synopsis
A feature of the human condition is its dual, contradictory and inherently split character: on the one hand, autonomy and freedom; on the other constraint and dependence on social structure. This text addresses this central problem of the linkage between human action and social structure in sociological and social science theory. The contributions contained in this volume cover several approaches to the agency-structure problematic, and represent the work of a number of international sociologists. Their efforts point to a reorientation of social theory, both on philosophical and methodological levels.
