ADAPTIVE STRUCTURATION THEORY

by: Marshall Scott Poole

Members in groups are creating the group as they act within it... A lot of times people in groups build up structures or arrangements that are very uncomfortable for them, but they don't realize that they're doing it. The point of adaptive structuration theory is to make them aware of the rules and resources that they're using so that they can have more control over what they do in groups.

Structuration
The production and reproduction of sociaI systems through group members' use of rules and resources in interaction.

oh! what a nice cam let's use this as a resource,
but remember no deleting of pics

Keypoints of this theory are as follows:


 

*Social structures- Rules and resources of a group; characteristics such as composition, norms, communication networks, status hierarchies, task requirements, and peer pressure. 

i can't handle the pressure anymore

*Interaction- Intentional acts of group members who are aware of what they are doing.

*Production of social systems
 A process akin to the "creation of social realities”, although Giddens refers to sweeping changes across an entire society, not just among persons-in-conversation. Production happens when people use rules and resources in interaction. So does reproduction. Repro­duction occurs whenever actions reinforce features of systems already in place, and thus maintain the status quo.         

*Faithful appropriation
Using a role or resource as it was originally intended.

 

*Ironic appropriation
using a role or resource in a way that thwarts its original purpose.

 

*Duality of structure-The idea that rules and resources are both the means and the ends of a group interaction










 In a nutshell

 The point of adaptive structuration theory is to make groups be aware of the rules and resources that they're using so that they can have more control over what they do in groups.

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