Structure, Agency and the Internal Conversation

Introduction: how does structure influence agency? Part I. Solitude and Society: 1. The private life of the social subject 2. From introspection to internal conversation: an unfinished journey in three stages 3. Reclaiming the internal conversation 4. The process of mediation between structure and agency Part II. Modes of Reflexivity and Stances Towards Society: 5. Communicative reflexives 6. Autonomous reflexives 7. Meta-reflexives 8. Fractured reflexives Conclusion: personal powers and social powers.