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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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Peak electricity demand and the flexibility of everyday life
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider how, in what ways and for what purposes consumption of electricity may be or become flexible in response to a time of use tariff designed to reduce consumption in the early evening, and argue that the rhythmic qualities of practices and the degree to which there are socially conventional times and ways to perform particular practices can constrain or open up their ability to adapt to interventions.
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Usage of European Integration - Europeanisation from a Sociological Perspective
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Coronavirus questions that will not go away: interrogating urban and socio-spatial implications of COVID-19 measures
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the potential contribution of architecture and urban design and planning in generating knowledge that responds to pressing questions about future considerations of post-pandemic architectures and urbanism.
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Towards a Socio-Cognitive Approach to Knowledge Transfer
Torsten Ringberg,Markus Reihlen +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that knowledge transfer is mediated by people's private and cultural models, which are created from the unique combination of their cognitive dispositions (i.e. acumen, memory, creativity, volitions, emotions) and socio-cultural interaction.
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Community, consensus, coercion, control: cs*w or how policy mediates mass participation
TL;DR: A grounded approach is employed to study a sample of active talk pages and finds that ambiguities in policies give rise to power plays, demonstrating that support for mass collaboration must take into account policy and power.
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