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Central Problems in Social Theory Action, Structure, and Contradiction in Social Analysis

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ISBN-10: 0520039750

ISBN-13: 9780520039759

Edition: 1979

Authors: Anthony Giddens

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In this new and brilliantly organized book of essays, Anthony Giddens discusses three main theoretical traditions in social science that cut across the division between Marxist and non-Marxist sociology: interpretive sociology, functionalism, and structuralism. Beginning with a critical examination of the importance of structuralism for contemporary sociology, the author develops a comprehensive account of what he calls "the theory of structuration." One of the main themes is that social theory must recognize, as it has not done hitherto, that all social actors are knowledgeable about the social systems they produce and reproduce in their conduct. In order to grasp the significance of this,…    
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Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 1979
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 11/29/1979
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 294
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Anthony Giddens, a British sociologist, was educated at Hull, the London School of Economics, and Cambridge, and is a fellow of King's College, Cambridge. His interests have been varied, but they tend to focus on questions related to the macro-order. Much of his theoretical writing deals with stratification, class, and modernity. Although he has concentrated on dynamic issues of social structure, he has also examined how social psychological concerns are part of this broader order of human relations.

Preface
Introduction
Structuralism and the Theory of the Subject
Agency, Structure
Institutions, Reproduction, Socialization
Contradiction, Power, Historical Materialism
Ideology and Consciousness
Time, Space, Social Change
The Prospects for Social Theory Today
Notes and References
Index