Anthony Giddens and Modern Social Theory

Anthony Giddens and Modern Social Theory
ISBN-10
0803975511
ISBN-13
9780803975514
Category
Social Science
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
1998-09-28
Publisher
SAGE
Author
Kenneth Tucker

Description

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 fa

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