Anthony Giddens Boeken

What does the term "the sexual revolution" mean today and how does "sexuality" come into being? In answering these questions, Giddens disputes many of the dominant interpretations of the role of sexuality in modern culture

This book explores the evolving landscape of Europe post-Constitution, addressing the challenges faced by the EU after its enlargement to 25 countries. It examines concerns over social and economic stability, the future of the welfare state, and competitive pressures from emerging economies, featuring insights from various experts.

Capitalism is analyzed in original essays by Paul Volcker, Polly Toynbee and George Soros, among others.

In this book Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning current developments in social theory, relating them to the prospects for sociology in the closing decades of the twentieth century.

In this new and brilliantly original 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.

Social life is in a constant process of change, and sociology can never stand still. As a result, sociology today is a theoretically diverse enterprise, covering a huge range of subjects and drawing on a broad array of research methods. Central to this endeavour is the use of core concepts and ideas which allow sociologists to make sense of societies, though our understanding of these concepts necessarily evolves and changes. This clear and jargon-free book introduces a careful selection of essential concepts that have helped to shape sociology and others that continue to do so. Going beyond brief, dictionary-style definitions, Anthony Giddens and Philip W. Sutton provide an extended discussion of each concept which sets it in historical and theoretical context, explores its main meanings in use, introduces relevant criticisms, and points readers to its ongoing development in contemporary research and theorizing. Organized in ten thematic sections, the book offers a portrait of sociology through its essential concepts, ranging from capitalism, identity and deviance to the digital revolution, the environment and intersectionality. It will be essential reading for all those new to sociology as well as anyone seeking a reliable route map for a rapidly changing world.

The fourth edition features a comprehensive collection of readings that reflect contemporary sociological thought and practice. It has been meticulously revised and updated, making it an engaging resource for those looking to explore the diverse aspects of sociology. This edition aims to stimulate critical thinking and provide a broad understanding of the field, catering to both newcomers and those familiar with sociological concepts.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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's 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.

In this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with modernity. We do not as yet, he argues, live in a post--modern world.