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The Practice Turn in Contemporary Theory

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In this paper, the authors propose a method to improve the quality of the information provided by the user by using the information of the user's interaction with the service provider and the user.
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Сборник ведущих социологов и социальных теоретиков из США и Западной Европы, представляющих новую практическую парадигму, своего рода коллективный манифест прагматического поворота. Авторы позиционируют практическую парадигму относительно структурализма, герменевтики, семиотики. В книге обсуждается природа практического и неявного знания, навыков и практик, которые составляют фон социального порядка и поддерживают общую для любого коллектива систему смыслов.

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