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vocabularies of motive: a standalone construct

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Sociology of language

socially accepted terms people use to explain and justify their conduct, treated as part of situated action rather than inner causes.

In sociology of language, vocabularies of motive refers to socially accepted terms people use to explain and justify their conduct, treated as part of situated action rather than inner causes. This meaning comes from Mills (1940) in American Sociological Review.[1]

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action3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs situated action1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Mills, C. W. (1940). Situated Actions and Vocabularies of Motive. American Sociological Review, 5(6), 904. https://doi.org/10.2307/2084524

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