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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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Capability Traps and Self-Confirming Attribution Errors in the Dynamics of Process Improvment
TL;DR: An inductive study of one firm's attempt to improve two of its core business processes suggests that the critical determinants of success in efforts to learn and improve are the interactions between managers' attributions about the cause of poor organizational performance and the physical structure of the workplace.
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Socio-economic futures in climate change impact assessment: using scenarios as ‘learning machines’
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that scenarios represent heuristic tools that encourage social learning in climate impact assessment, and explore the advantages and disadvantages of a scenario-based approach using examples from regional climate impact assessments in the UK.
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Revealing the invisible hand: The role of teachers in children's peer experiences
TL;DR: In this article, the concept of the teacher as an "invisible hand" is presented as a metaphor to describe the potentially influential but relatively understudied contribution that educators are likely to have on children's peer relationships and their broader interpersonal growth.
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Graduates' employment and the discourse of employability: a critical analysis
TL;DR: In a context of considerable changes in the labour market and higher education sector in the UK, a discourse of employability has become increasingly dominant as mentioned in this paper, and universities are urged to ensure that...
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The Handbook of Journalism Studies
TL;DR: The Handbook of Journalism Studies as discussed by the authors is a comprehensive resource for scholars and graduate students working in journalism, media studies, and communication around the globe, focusing on the current state of the art and setting an agenda for future research in an international context.
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