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2. Structuration theory - Wikipedia

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   Anthony Giddens'The constitution of society: An outline of the theory of structuration.. Giddens' most comprehensive work on structuration theory. Available in part for free online via Google Books; This book is intended to provide an accessible introduction to Giddens' work and also to situate structuration theory in the context of other ...

3. The Transformation of Intimacy - Wikipedia

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   Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... The Transformation of Intimacy is a book by Anthony Giddens published in 1992 ...

4. Anthony Giddens - Wikipedia

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   Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens MAE (born 18 January 1938) is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists and is the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languages, issuing on average more than one book every year.

5. Double hermeneutic - Wikipedia

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   The double hermeneutic is the theory, expounded by sociologist Anthony Giddens, that everyday "lay" concepts and those from the social sciences have a two-way relationship. [1] A common example is the idea of social class , a social-scientific category that has entered into wide use in society.

6. Risk society - Wikipedia

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   According to the British sociologist Anthony Giddens, a risk society is "a society increasingly preoccupied with the future (and also with safety), which generates the notion of risk", [3] whilst the German sociologist Ulrich Beck defines it as "a systematic way of dealing with hazards and insecurities induced and introduced by modernisation itself".

7. Structure and agency - Wikipedia

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   Anthony Giddens has developed structuration theory in such works as The Constitution of Society (1984). [7] He presents a developed attempt to move beyond the dualism of structure and agency and argues for the "duality of structure" – where social structure is both the medium and the outcome of social action , and agents and structures as ...

8. Duality of structure - Wikipedia

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   In the duality, the agency has much more influence on its lived environment than past structuralist theory had granted. The key to Giddens' explanation is his focus on the knowledgeability of the agent and the fact that the agency cannot exist or be analysed separately from its structure. They can only exist as a duality.

9. Structural functionalism - Wikipedia

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   — Anthony Giddens, The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration [6] While one may regard functionalism as a logical extension of the organic analogies for societies presented by political philosophers such as Rousseau , sociology draws firmer attention to those institutions unique to industrialized capitalist society ...