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Becoming who we are :

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TLets809934

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Becoming who we are :

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Carrigan, Mark Alexander

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personal morphogenesis and social change

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University of Warwick

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2014

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Thesis (Ph.D.)

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2014

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This thesis investigates the relationship between personal change and social change, in order to theorise the former in a way amenable to better understanding the latter. It initially proceeds through a detailed critical engagement with the work of Antony Giddens on late modernity, arguing that in spite of its popularity and influence this account suffers from defects which only become apparent when the ideas offered are used to make sense of research data. Grounded in this critical analysis, the present project develops an account of 'personal morphogenesis': an analytical framework for studying processes of personal change in a sociological manner. This is developed and refined through a longitudinal case study which followed a varied cohort of undergraduate students through their first two years at university.

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University of Warwick

University of Warwick

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