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Tucker, Kenneth H.

Anthony Giddens and modern social theory / Kenneth H. Tucker, Jr. - London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1998. - 1 online resource (224 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. The reconstruction of social theory -- pt. 2. Social change and modernity.

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 s̀tructuration theory'. The book is the most complete and thorough assessment of Giddens' work currently available. It incorporates insights from many diffe.

ISBN: 9780857022875 (electronic bk.) 0857022873 (electronic bk.) 9781446279021 (ebook) 1446279022 (ebook) 9780203980613 0203980611 (pbk.) (pbk.)

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 000020136323 AU

Subjects--Personal Names:
Giddens, Anthony.
Giddens, Anthony.
Giddens, Anthony 1938-
Giddens, Anthony.
Giddens, Anthony 1938-
Giddens, Anthony.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sociology--Philosophy.
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Sociology--Methodology.
Sociologie--Philosophie.
Sciences sociales--Philosophie.
Sociologie--Méthodologie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--General.
Sociologues.
Théorie sociale.
Sociología--Filosofía
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Sociology--Methodology.
Sociology--Philosophy.
Soziologische Theorie
Structuratietheorie.
Modernisme (cultuur)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HM585 / .T83 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 301/.01