The Meaning of Meaning in Sociology. The Achievements and Shortcomings of Alfred Schutz's Phenomenological Sociology

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-246

  Heiskala, Risto ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Action; Agency; Culture; Etnomethodology; Meaning; Phenomenological sociology; Social constructionism; Structuration theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860421568     PISSN: 00218308     EISSN: 14685914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5914.2011.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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