Anthony Giddens: Consensus and ControversyJon Clark (Ph. D.), Celia Modgil, Sohan Modgil This volume forms part of a series of publications on contemporary sociologists. The work of each scholar chosen, in this case Anthony Giddens, is internationally recognised and is relevant to the core of the discipline in the 1990s, is thematic in coverage and is, at one and the same time, consensus-generating. |
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Consensus and Controversy | 5 |
Agency and Structure | 6 |
Anthony Giddens and The Classics | 11 |
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action activities actors agents analysis analytical Anthony Giddens approach argument aspects capitalism capitalist causal central claims concept concern concrete constitution contemporary context critical crowd defined discussion distinction dualism duality of structure Durkheim E. P. Thompson economic empirical epistemology example existence forms functional functional analysis functionalist Gadamer Gadamer's Giddens argues Giddens's Giddens's critique Giddens's theory Habermas hermeneutic historical materialism human agency ibid important individuals institutional institutionalized interpretive interpretive sociology involves John Urry Luhmann Margaret Archer Marx Marx's Marxist means military Modern Social Theory modes nation-state nationalism normative ontological organization outcome Parsons's particular political praxis problem of order production reflexive reproduction role rules and resources significant situation social change social practices social relations social sciences social systems social theory sociology space spatial specific structural properties structuration theory surveillance teleology temporal theoretical theorists theory of structuration time-space tradition transformation Weber writings