The Constitution of Society
Douban
Outline of the Theory of Structuration
Anthony Giddens
Sinossi
Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. In "The Constitution of Society" he outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synthesis and elaboration of ideas touched on in previous works but described here for the first time in an integrated and comprehensive form. A particular feature is Giddens' concern to connect abstract problems of theory to an interpretation of the nature of empirical method in the social sciences. In presenting his own ideas, Giddens mounts a critical attack on some of the more orthodox sociological views. "The Constitution of Society" is an invaluable reference book for all those concerned with the basic issues in contemporary social theory.
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Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Elements of the Theory of Structuradon
The Agent, Agency
Agency and Power
Structure, Structuration
The Duality of Structure
Forms of Institution
Time, the Body, Encounters
2 Consciousness, Self and Social Encounters
Reflexivity, Discursive and Practical Consciousness
The Unconscious, Time, Memory
Erikson: Anxiety and Trust
Routinization and Motivation
Presence, Co-Presence and Social Integration
Goffman: Encounters and Routines
Seriality
Talk, Reflexivity
Positioning
Critical Notes: Freud on Slips of the Tongue
3 Time, Space and Regionallzadon
Time-Geography
Critical Comments
Modes of Regionalization
Mutual Knowledge versus Common Sense
Generalizations in Social Science
The Practical Connotations of Social Science
Critical Notes: Social Science, History and Geography
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
