Anthony Giddens and Modern Social Theory
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Anthony Giddens and Modern Social Theory

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Anthony Giddens and Modern Social Theory

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Anthony Giddens is widely recognized as one of the most important sociologists of the post-war period. This is the first full-length work to examine Giddens? social theory. It guides the reader through Giddens? early attempt to overcome the duality of structure and agency. He saw this duality as a major failing of social theories of modernity. His attempt to resolve the problem can be regarded as the key to the development of his brandmark `structuration theory?.

The book is the most complete and thorough assessment of Giddens? work currently available. It incorporates insights from many different perspectives into his theory of structuration, his work on the formation of cultural identities and the fate of the nation-state. This far-reaching work also touches on issues such as the transformation of modern intimacy and sexuality, and the fate of politics in late modern society.

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Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
1998
ISBN
9780857022875
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Cultural & Social Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Part I: The Reconstruction of Social Theory
  5. 1 - The Legacy of Classical Sociological Theory
  6. 2 - New Rules of Sociological Method: Positivism, Interpretive Sociology, and Structuration Theory
  7. 3 - Structuration Theory: Reconceptualizing Agency and Structure
  8. Part II: Social Change and Modernity
  9. 4 - The State, Capitalism, and Social Change
  10. 5 - The Culture of Modernity: From the Critique of Postmodernism to the Rise of the New Social Movements
  11. 6 - The Problems and Possibilities of a Democratic Public Life in Late Modern Societies
  12. 7 - Feminism, Sexuality, and Self-Identity
  13. Conclusion
  14. Index