Journal article
On Elder‐Vass: Refining a Refinement
Journal for the theory of social behaviour, v 37(2), pp 195-200
Jun 2007
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This paper responds to Dave Elder‐Vass's generally sympathetic critique of Margaret Archer's position on structure and emergence. Elder‐Vass does helpfully emphasize the synchronic effects of structure. Yet, it is argued here, in his treatment of structure, Elder‐Vass tends to concede too much to methodological individualism and to overemphasize social rules at the expense of social relations. Finally, a question is raised about how both Archer and Elder‐Vass and Critical Realism in general speak of emergence.
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- Title
- On Elder‐Vass: Refining a Refinement
- Creators
- DOUGLAS PORPORA
- Publication Details
- Journal for the theory of social behaviour, v 37(2), pp 195-200
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Oxford, UK
- Number of pages
- 6
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000246923800006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-34249803570
- Other Identifier
- 991014878272804721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Social