# Critical Realism in Sociology

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/critical-realism-in-sociology/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 357,773 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the interplay between social structure and individual agency, drawing on critical realism, relational sociology, and morphogenetic approaches. It delves into topics such as reflexivity, ontological commitments, power dynamics, and the emergence of social entities. The papers critically examine the relationship between structure and agency in social theory, offering insights into the complexities of human behavior within societal contexts. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12953 |
| Works | 47,549 |

## Topic papers all

- [Possible selves.](https://scholariq.org/papers/possible-selves-2/)
- [Possible selves.](https://scholariq.org/papers/possible-selves/)
- [Journeying from the philosophical contemplation of constructivism to the methodological pragmatics of health services research](https://scholariq.org/papers/journeying-from-the-philosophical-contemplation-of-constructivism-to-the/)

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Geoffrey E. Hinton](https://scholariq.org/researchers/geoffrey-e-hinton/)
- [Albert Bandura](https://scholariq.org/researchers/albert-bandura/)
- [Pierre Bourdıeu](https://scholariq.org/researchers/pierre-bourd-eu/)
- [David A. Kenny](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-a-kenny/)
- [Herbert A. Simon](https://scholariq.org/researchers/herbert-a-simon/)
- [Erving Goffman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/erving-goffman/)
- [George E. P. Box](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-e-p-box/)
- [Bruno Latour](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bruno-latour/)
- [Anthony Giddens](https://scholariq.org/researchers/anthony-giddens/)
- [Guanrong Chen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/guanrong-chen/)
- [Terrence J. Sejnowski](https://scholariq.org/researchers/terrence-j-sejnowski/)
- [Kenneth J. Arrow](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kenneth-j-arrow/)

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