Andreas Reckwitz

Question 1

Term / handle for understanding “society/the social” (as in course)

Answer 1

Practice theory as cultural theory; contrasts to homo economicus / homo sociologicus

Question 2

Definition (from course wording where available)

Answer 2

He frames three options: purpose-oriented action (homo economicus), norm-oriented action (homo sociologicus), and cultural theories that reconstruct “symbolic structures of knowledge” enabling/constraining action.

Question 3

Example scenario (general)

Answer 3

Explaining routine conduct via shared practical/cultural knowledge rather than just preferences or norms.

Question 4

Opposing thinking (in course contrasts)

Answer 4

Purpose-oriented (utilitarian/rational choice) and norm-oriented (Durkheim/Parsons) theories.

Question 5

Ontology place

Answer 5

Middle

Question 6

How they explain “not sitting down in the waiting room”

Answer 6

he’d treat “not sitting” as shaped by symbolic structures/knowledge and practical competence—not just a preference or a norm.