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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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Conceptual framework for tasks in information studies
Katriina Byström,Preben Hansen +1 more
TL;DR: The concept of task is considered in the context of information studies in order to provide a definitional clarity for task-based information seeking and retrieval studies to serve as a conceptual starting point for empirical studies in the research area.
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The analyst in the inner city : race, class, and culture through a psychoanalytic lens
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The Theory-Generating Expert Interview: Epistemological Interest, Forms of Knowledge, Interaction
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Human Resource Systems and Helping in Organizations: A Relational Perspective
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Formative contexts and information technology: Understanding the dynamics of innovation in organizations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce the notion of formative context, that is, the set of institutional arrangements and cognitive imageries that inform the actors' limited learning, irrespective of their strategies, interests, espoused theories, and methods.
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