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Practice theory (or praxeology, theory of social practices) is a body of social theory within anthropology and sociology that explains society and culture as the result of structure and individual agency. Practice theory emerged in the late 20th century and was first outlined in the work of the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu.
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder is a 1985 collaborative studio album by English singer Philip Oakey, the lead vocalist of the Human League, and Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder. [2] It peaked at number 52 on the UK Albums Chart. [5] The album includes "Together in Electric Dreams", which was originally written for the 1984 film Electric ...
In philosophy, praxeology or praxiology (/ ˌ p r æ k s i ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /; from Ancient Greek πρᾶξις (praxis) 'deed, action' and -λογία (-logia) 'study of') is the theory of human action, based on the notion that humans engage in purposeful behavior, contrary to reflexive behavior and other unintentional behavior.
Oakey was born on 2 October 1955 in Hinckley, Leicestershire.He is of Indian, Irish and Malaysian descent [citation needed].Oakey's father worked for the General Post Office and moved jobs regularly: the family moved to Coventry when Oakey was an infant, to Leeds when he was five and to Birmingham when he was nine, attending Catherine-de-Barnes primary school near Solihull and gaining a ...
A Personal practice model (PPM) is a social work tool for understanding and linking theories to each other and to the practical tasks of social work. Mullen [ 1 ] describes the PPM as “the art and science of social work”, or more prosaically, “an explicit conceptual scheme that expresses a worker's view of practice”.
It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder. Released as a single in the UK in June 1985 as the follow-up to Oakey and Moroder's 1984 hit "Together in Electric Dreams", it reached number 44 on the singles charts and remained on the charts for 5 weeks. [2]
Nexus of practice: The concept of the nexus of practice is defined as the intersection of multiple practices of groups of mediated actions (Scollon 2001). The concept is rooted in two interdependent ideas: the recognition of repeatable linkages of actions by actors, and the ability to enact that those practices, as Scollon (2001a, p. 150 ...
He has written several books, co-edited multiple volumes, and authored numerous articles on topics such as flat ontology, social space, institutional theory, and materiality. His current research interests include practice-theory-of-institutions and blockchain, digital mediation of social relations, and the role of space in digitalized society.