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Locating the 17th Book of Giddens@@@The Constitution of Society: Outline of the Theory of Structuration.
Alan Sica,Anthony Giddens +1 more
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Giddens as mentioned in this paper has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade and 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.Abstract:
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.read more
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Ethnomedicine and dominant medicine in multicultural Australia: a critical realist reflection on the case of Korean-Australian immigrants in Sydney.
Gil-Soo Han,Harry Ballis +1 more
TL;DR: The extent to which the social location of migrants in a host society alters or restructures their initial cultural practices they bring with them is highlighted and the transformation of the dominant biomedicine in Australia as a result of the influx of ethnomedicines in the era of global capitalism and global movement is explored.
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Agency in international climate negotiations: the case of indigenous peoples and avoided deforestation
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the agency of indigenous peoples in designing a mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation under the emerging post-2012 agreement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Means of transport and ontological security: do cars provide psycho-social benefits to their users?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present some empirical evidence on the psycho-social benefits people seem to derive from their cars based on in-depth interviews with a sample of car owners and non-car owners in the West of Scotland.
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The Constitution of Space The Structuration of Spaces Through the Simultaneity of Effect and Perception
TL;DR: In this paper, a space-theoretical concept according to which space is constituted through acts as the outcome of synthesis and positioning practices is developed, which opens up a theoretical perspective defining atmospheres as an external effect, instantiated in perception.
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"It's Almost Like I Have a Job, but I Don't Get Paid": Fathers at Home Reconfiguring Work, Care, and Masculinity
TL;DR: This article explored the ways that work and family interact for stay-at-home fathers who "trade cash for care" while they remain connected to traditionally masculine sources of identity such as paid work and they take on unpaid masculine self-provisioning work at home and community work that builds on traditional male interests.
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