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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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The Logic of Practicality: A Theory of Practice of Security Communities
TL;DR: In this paper, Adler explores the theoretical implications of the logic of practicality in world politics and develops a theory of practice of security communities arguing that peace exists in and through practice when security officials' practical sense makes diplomacy the self-evident way to solving interstate disputes.
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The inequality of social capital and the reproduction of chronic poverty
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw on ethnographic research in Tanzania to question ideas inherent to mainstream development policy that building social capital can be readily created, used, or substituted for other missing assets, and thereby overcome poverty.
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Understanding Sports Coaching : The Social, Cultural and Pedagogical Foundations of Coaching Practice
TL;DR: Understanding Sports Coaching as discussed by the authors explores the complex interplay between coach, athlete, coaching programme and social context, and encourages coaches to develop an open and reflective approach to their own coaching practice.
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Time, Self, and the Curiously Abstract Concept of Agency*
Steven Hitlin,Glen H. Elder +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors take a social behaviorist approach to the concept of agency and suggest that individual temporal orientations are underutilized in conceptualizing this core sociological concept.
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