The Sociology of Anthony GiddensPluto Press, 20. mai 2003 - 243 sider Anthony Giddens is one of the most famous and influential sociologists of recent decades. Largely credited with the concept of the 'Third Way', he continues to be a key advisor to Tony Blair, and is generally presented as an exponent of liberalism and socialism. He was the 1999 BBC Reith lecturer and he has been Professor of Sociology at Cambridge University since 1986.This original and controversial book provides an excellent introduction to Giddens' work, covering the wide range of his writing from theory to self-reflexivity, modernity and politics, placing them all within the illuminating framework of a historical context.Steven Loyal argues that Giddens' writing has always embodied a political and ethical position, one that has changed considerably over the years and is best understood through the social context in which it was written. Giddens' work in the 1970s attempted to marry liberalism and socialism, but, following the collapse of Communism in the 1990 East-European revolutions, his worldview became liberal rather than socialist, and his later work on reflexivity and the 'Third Way' embodies this. Loyal explores how this world-view accounts for many tensions and failures in Giddens' theory and that, overall, his work is fundamentally flawed. |
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... suggests , ' most actions are not directly motivated ' then what motivates them or how do they arise ? Overall , and despite his intentions to the contrary , Giddens's discussion of the psychological structure of the individual agent ...
... suggests , ' most actions are not directly motivated ' then what motivates them or how do they arise ? Overall , and despite his intentions to the contrary , Giddens's discussion of the psychological structure of the individual agent ...
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... suggests that the power to intervene amounts to a power to bring about social change or transformation . But , of course , this power might be equally well used to intervene in a situation that otherwise would change in order to ...
... suggests that the power to intervene amounts to a power to bring about social change or transformation . But , of course , this power might be equally well used to intervene in a situation that otherwise would change in order to ...
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... suggest radical policies , on different levels of government . All are potentially divisive , but the conditions and alliances required to cope with them don't necessarily follow those based upon divisions of economic interest ( ibid ...
... suggest radical policies , on different levels of government . All are potentially divisive , but the conditions and alliances required to cope with them don't necessarily follow those based upon divisions of economic interest ( ibid ...
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abstract According to Giddens activity actors agency and structure agency/structure agents analysis Anthony Giddens approach argument attempt basis beliefs Bourdieu capitalism capitalist causal central characterised choice conception concerning conservatism conservative constitution constraints context contrast critical critical theory critique discussion distinction domination dualism Durkheim E.P. Thompson economic emphasis empirical Enlightenment epistemology equality existence forms freedom Giddens argues Giddens's globalisation hermeneutic historical sociology human ibid ideology implications individual institutions intellectual interaction involves liberalism Mannheim Marx Marx's Marxism means methodological Modern Social mutual knowledge nation-state nature neo-liberalism normative notes notion ontological security organisation Parsons Parsons's political position practical consciousness problems rational rationalisation refers reflexivity regarded relationship result role rule-following rules and resources self-actualisation self-fulfilling prophecy sense social democrats social practices social relations social sciences social systems social theory social world socialist society sociologists space standpoint theoretical thought-style time-space tradition transformation voluntaristic Weber Wittgenstein world-view writings