Anthony Giddens and Modern Social TheoryAnthony 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 fa |
Contents
The Reconstruction of Social Theory | 11 |
Interpretive Sociology and Structuration Theory | 34 |
Reconceptualizing Agency | 65 |
Social Change and Modernity | 93 |
Postmodernism to the Rise of the New Social | 125 |
The Problems and Possibilities of a Democratic | 154 |
Feminism Sexuality and SelfIdentity | 185 |
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