Unconsciousness
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Anthony Giddens made a distinction between three forms of consciousness in his Structuration Theory. Consciousness is the awareness of the context of actions by an agent. Motivating oneself for an action is primarily bound to the unconscious.
One form of consciousness is unconsciousness whereby no knowledge is used. Mechanisms of repression separate unconsciousness from discursive consciousness and practical consciousness.
References
Giddens, A. (1984). The Constitution of Society. University of California Press: Berkeley and Los Angeles.
Lippuner, R. & Werlen, B. (2009). Structuration Theory. In International Encyclopedia for Human Geography. Elsevier.
Published by --CasparEngelen 21:35, 17 December 2011 (CET) & Natasja van Lieshout
