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Anthony Giddens – High Modernity and Religious Revival
Anthony Giddens argues that the shift to late modern society results in religion becoming more popular. Giddens is one of four ‘sociologists of postmodernity’, all of whom argue that postmodernisation results in the nature of religion changing, but not necessarily … Continue reading
Posted in Postmodernism and Late Modernsim, Religion
Tagged experts, giddens, late modernity, postmodernity, religion
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What is the Sociological Imagination?
A brief summary of, and elaboration on Anthony Giddens’ take on what the sociological imagination involves… Learning to think sociologically means cultivating the sociological imagination. Studying sociology cannot be just a routine process of acquiring knowledge. A sociologist is someone … Continue reading
Posted in Sociological concepts
Tagged C. Wright Mills, coffee, giddens, sociological imagination, Sociology
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Giddens – What is Sociology?
A summary of Giddens’ ‘Sociology’ (2017): The Introduction ‘The world we live in today can feel liberating and exciting but, at the same time confusing and worrying. Global communications and friendships across national boundaries are in many ways easier to … Continue reading
Structuration Theory – A Summary
From a structurationist perspective, a social theory must explain both social reproduction (social order being reproduced over time by people continuing to act in ways inherited from the past) and social transformation (how social order is changed by people, intentionally … Continue reading
Giddens’ Structuration Theory – A Summary
Social Structure is also only ever the outcomes of practices which have previously happened, and it makes practices possible (the duality of structure), and it is not separate from action. Giddens rejects Positivism because of its mistaken search for … Continue reading
Posted in Book summaries, Social Theory (A2)
Tagged giddens, social action theory, Sociology, structuration, structure
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Chas and Dave on Modern Relationships
Chas and Dave may not realise it, but I think many of their songs demonstrate how their (working class male) experience of the shift in gender-relations and the emergence of the pure relationship hasn’t been a comfortable one… ‘London Girls’ … Continue reading
Anthony Giddens on Late Modernism – Introductory Questions
A few ‘pop’ questions to introduce students to some of Giddens’ core concepts in an easy and accessible manner… Think about Globalisation – is there a ‘political, economic and/ or social structure at the global level, or is the world … Continue reading
Giddens: Modernity and Self-Identity – Introduction and Chapter One (A Summary)
Anthony Giddens is one of the world’s leading sociologists and one of the main critics of Postmodern thought – and should be taught as part of the second year A level Sociology module in Theory and Methods. Below is a … Continue reading
Giddens – Modernity and Self-Identity
A brief summary of Anthony Giddens’ work on the relationship between the self and society in late-modern age. Self-identity, history, modernity. Drawing on a therapeutic text – ‘Self-Therapy’ by Janette Rainwater – Giddens selects ten features which are distinctive about … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Identity, Families and Households, Social Theory (A2)
Tagged giddens, modernity, self-identity
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