{"product_id":"morphogenesis-answers-its-critics-paperback-softback-9781009405454","title":"Morphogenesis Answers Its Critics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009405454","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMorphogenesis Answers Its Critics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCounterposes Margaret S. Archer's Structure, Agency and Culture theorizing with the popular 'Problem of Structure and Agency'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargaret S. Archer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009405454, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e27 x 18 x 1.6 cm, 0.342 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'For over two decades now, Margaret Archer's morphogenetic approach to social explanation has sparked great interest but also opposition from different quarters. In this spirited volume, Archer responds to each of her major critics, making for a lively engagement that advances the conversation for both critics and supporters of the morphogenetic approach. Thus, for all engaged in the approach, whether pro or con, this statement is must reading.' Douglas Porpora, Professor of Sociology, Drexel University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this final book by renowned sociologist Margaret S. Archer, her groundbreaking morphogenetic approach is defended, refined and extended through a series of engagements with her critics. Archer, a pioneer of critical realism, addresses key debates surrounding her work on structure, agency, and social change. Each chapter responds to critiques from a different scholar, using these exchanges as springboards to further develop her powerful explanatory framework. Through these lively dialogues, Archer elaborates her tools for analysing social and cultural dynamics. This book offers readers a unique window into Archer's thought as she clarifies, sharpens and expands her theoretical contributions in response to constructive criticism. It will be an essential read for scholars and students across the social sciences, and for anyone seeking to understand the forces that shape our social world and how we can reshape it.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The morphogenetic approach and its trajectory: a first-person account by the author\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Culture: 2. When culture is marginalized\u003cbr\u003e 3. Critical realists do debate culture\u003cbr\u003e 4. Should concepts of culture give more prominence to critical discourse analysis\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Structure: 5. Misrepresenting S.A.C. as dualism\u003cbr\u003e 6. The majority of agents are the dead: implications for central conflation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Can structuration and morphogenesis be compatible?\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Agency: 8. Enter the passive agent\u003cbr\u003e 9. Agents as individuals and dispositions as plural\u003cbr\u003e 10. Two types of agency, but are they not related?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453415551256,"sku":"9781009405454","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009405454i.jpg?v=1785284161","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/morphogenesis-answers-its-critics-paperback-softback-9781009405454","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}