This book addresses two key issues in sociological theory: the debate between structural and cultural approaches and the problem of agency. It does this through

Professor Margaret Archer is a leading critical realist and major contemporary social theorist. This edited collection seeks to celebrate the scope and accompli

Margaret Archer's Culture and Agency was first published in 1988, and proved a seminal contribution to social theory and the case for the role of culture in soc

American Cultural Sociology presents a serious challenge to British Cultural Studies and European grand theory alike. This exciting volume brings together sixte

Structure and Agency in Young People’s Lives brings together different takes on the possible combinations of agency and structure in the life course, thus rej