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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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Understanding compassion capability
TL;DR: In this article, the authors elaborate a theory of the foundations of a collective capability for compassion through a detailed analysis of everyday practices in an organizational unit, and provide insight into the relational micro-foundations of a capability grounded in individual action and interaction.
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'The Money's Good, The Fame's Good, The Girls are Good': The role of playground football in the construction of young boys' masculinity in a junior school
TL;DR: In this paper, the influential part played by the game of football in the social construction of hegemonic masculine practices among a group of Year 6 boys in an English junior school was investigated.
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Theorizing Dialogic Deliberation: Everyday Political Talk as Communicative Action and Dialogue
Joohan Kim,Eun Joo Kim +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose that informal and non-purposive everyday political talk, the practical form of dialogic deliberation, is the fundamental underpinning of deliberative democracy.
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On the Plasticity of Institutions: Containing and Restoring Practice Breakdowns at the Cambridge University Boat Club
Jaco Lok,Mark de Rond +1 more
TL;DR: This article explored the microprocesses through which highly institutionalized practices are maintained by examining how institutional inhabitants collectively restore breakdowns in institutionalized practice and found that the salience and importance of different forms of maintenance work vary with the nature and process history of practice breakdowns.
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Planning the Good Community: New Urbanism in Theory and Practice
TL;DR: The Planning the Good Community as mentioned in this paper examines new urban approaches both in theory and in practice, taking a critical look at how new urbanism has lived up to its ideals, and asks whether new urban approach offer a viable path to creating good communities.
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