An individual or social circle that, in a particular situation, can be regarded as a unit that chooses or acts purposively.
- Explanation. Not every individual or social circle acts as an actor in every situation. The concept is used when an individual or social circle chooses or acts purposively in the situation under investigation.
Occurs in Propositions
- Proposition 034 – Civilisation and support
- Proposition 035 – Support base as power base
- Proposition 041 – Planned and unplanned institutionalisation
- Proposition 062 – Valuation precedes purposive action
- Proposition 063 – Goals need not be measurable
- Proposition 064 – Change starts within existing civilisation
- Proposition 065 – Legitimation through shared civilisation
- Proposition 069 – Conditions for internalisation
- Proposition 070 – Competition between civilisation elements
- Proposition 071 – Mechanism of purposive social change
- Proposition 074 – Legitimation civilises the support base
- Proposition 075 – Competing interpretations of outcomes
- Proposition 083 – Organic and purposive movements
Last updated: 3 October 2026