Anthony Giddens: consensus and controversy

action activities actors agency agents analysis analytical Anthony Giddens approach argument aspects basic 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 Habermas hermeneutic historical materialism human ibid important individuals institutional institutionalized interpretive interpretive sociology involves John Urry Luhmann Margaret Archer Marx Marx's Marxist means milieux military Modern Social Theory modes Modgil nation-state nationalism normative ontological organization Parsons's particular political praxis problem of order production reflexive reproduction role rules and resources 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 University Weber writings