Social Theory and Modern SociologyISBN: 978-0-7456-0362-9
Paperback
310 pages
January 1991, Polity
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In this book Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning
current developments in social theory, relating them to the
prospects for sociology in the closing decades of the twentieth
century.
Composed of closely integrated papers, all written over the past
few years, the book includes seven essays not previously published,
plus two have not appeared in English before.
In assessing the likely future evolution of sociology in
particular, and the social sciences in general, the author both
draws upon ideas established in his more abstract theoretical
writings and examines critically competing traditions of
thought.
Those looking for an accessible introduction to Gidden's writing will find in this book a set of clear expositions of his basic ideas. By situating these ideas in relation to the critical assessment of the views of others, however, the author provides new sources of insight into the distinctiveness of his own claims.