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Anthony Giddens and Modern Social Theory.

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 dual...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tucker, Kenneth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Sage Publications, 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: The Reconstruction of Social Theory; 1
  • The Legacy of Classical Sociological Theory; 2
  • New Rules of Sociological Method: Positivism, Interpretive Sociology, and Structuration Theory; 3
  • Structuration Theory: Reconceptualizing Agency and Structure; Part II: Social Change and Modernity; 4
  • The State, Capitalism, and Social Change; 5
  • The Culture of Modernity: From the Critique of Postmodernism to the Rise of the New Social Movements; 6
  • The Problems and Possibilities of a Democratic Public Life in Late Modern Societies.
  • 7
  • Feminism, Sexuality, and Self-IdentityConclusion; Index.