In sociology, structural explanations are contrasted with action theory. The former see indi-vidual conduct as patterned by social structure, whereas the latter emphasises individual ac-tion in reproducing social practices and institutions. In this paper, I contend that PCP provides us with a theory of social as well as individual action (Weber, 1947). I examine the similari-ties between PCP and Giddens's (1984) structuration theory. This stresses that social interac-tion and practices are the prime data of the social sciences from which agency and structure are both abstracted. I contend that construing takes place primarily in social engagement, and not 'in the head'. Giddens sees late modernity as being characterized by two features - the re-flexive project of self and the rise of the pure relationship. I argue that this is helpful in under-standing the context of psychological reconstruction .
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