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- Title
Between Bandura and Giddens: Structuration Theory in Social Psychological Research?
- Authors
Oppong, Seth
- Abstract
In any social analysis, one can attribute observed behavioural outcomes to actions and inactions of people (agents) or to the presence or absence of certain structures or systems. The dualism of agent and structure is resolved through the concept of duality as proposed by Anthony Giddens in his structuration theory (ST). Though ST has been applied in other disciplines, it is either less known or applied in psychology. This paper sought to examine ST as a framework for understanding the interdependent relationship between structure and agents in the light of offering explanatory framework in social science research or policy formulation. It concluded with an integrated model comprising elements of both Bandura's social-cognitive theory and Giddens' ST.
- Subjects
STRUCTURATION theory; SOCIAL psychology research; BANDURA, Albert, 1925-2021; GIDDENS, Anthony, 1938-; SOCIAL structure; SOCIAL systems; APPLIED psychology; SOCIAL cognitive theory
- Publication
Psychological Thought, 2014, Vol 7, Issue 2, p111
- ISSN
2193-7281
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5964/psyct.v7i2.104