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What did Giddens introduce to explain how social sciences impact social actors and structures?
What did Giddens introduce to explain how social sciences impact social actors and structures?
- Single hermeneutics
- Complex hermeneutics
- Double hermeneutics (correct)
- Triple hermeneutics
According to Giddens, why are distorted or falsified research findings significant?
According to Giddens, why are distorted or falsified research findings significant?
- Detrimental to individual aspirations
- Implicative for collective survival (correct)
- Beneficial for social actors
- Irrelevant for social structures
What term does Giddens use to describe the process of developing routines that provide security and efficiency in dealing with social lives?
What term does Giddens use to describe the process of developing routines that provide security and efficiency in dealing with social lives?
- Normalization
- Socialization
- Rationalization (correct)
- Irrationalization
How does Giddens describe social practices in societies?
How does Giddens describe social practices in societies?
What is central to Giddens' exegesis on structuration?
What is central to Giddens' exegesis on structuration?
Why do individuals have motivations to act according to Giddens?
Why do individuals have motivations to act according to Giddens?
What is Anthony Giddens known for in the field of sociology?
What is Anthony Giddens known for in the field of sociology?
In what year did Anthony Giddens become a Baron of Southgate?
In what year did Anthony Giddens become a Baron of Southgate?
Which of the following is NOT one of Anthony Giddens' published works?
Which of the following is NOT one of Anthony Giddens' published works?
What is one of the thematic focuses of Anthony Giddens' work?
What is one of the thematic focuses of Anthony Giddens' work?
Which term best describes Anthony Giddens' proposed sociological direction?
Which term best describes Anthony Giddens' proposed sociological direction?
Where was Anthony Giddens born?
Where was Anthony Giddens born?
What does discursive consciousness refer to?
What does discursive consciousness refer to?
What is the essence of practical consciousness?
What is the essence of practical consciousness?
Which term refers to actions perpetrated by actors, emphasizing the power of the actor?
Which term refers to actions perpetrated by actors, emphasizing the power of the actor?
What are social institutions like family considered in the context of structuration theory?
What are social institutions like family considered in the context of structuration theory?
According to Giddens, what is emphasized in the concept of agency?
According to Giddens, what is emphasized in the concept of agency?
What drives the knowledge of 'how to go on' in social relations according to structuration theory?
What drives the knowledge of 'how to go on' in social relations according to structuration theory?
Anthony Giddens was born in London on January 18, 1938.
Anthony Giddens was born in London on January 18, 1938.
Anthony Giddens co-founded Cambridge University Press in 1985.
Anthony Giddens co-founded Cambridge University Press in 1985.
Giddens focused on sociological ontology, which deals with the nature of sociology.
Giddens focused on sociological ontology, which deals with the nature of sociology.
Anthony Giddens' work 'Modernity and Self-Identity' was published in 1991.
Anthony Giddens' work 'Modernity and Self-Identity' was published in 1991.
Giddens' thematic focus includes Versus Hermeneutical dualisms.
Giddens' thematic focus includes Versus Hermeneutical dualisms.
Anthony Giddens is known for publishing over 40 books throughout his career.
Anthony Giddens is known for publishing over 40 books throughout his career.
Giddens believes that all social actions occur in a structure and all structures involve social actions.
Giddens believes that all social actions occur in a structure and all structures involve social actions.
Social practices are not recurrent according to Giddens; they are one-time occurrences.
Social practices are not recurrent according to Giddens; they are one-time occurrences.
Rationalization, according to Giddens, involves developing routines that provide actors with security and efficiency in dealing with their social lives.
Rationalization, according to Giddens, involves developing routines that provide actors with security and efficiency in dealing with their social lives.
Giddens introduced the concept of triple hermeneutics to explain the impact of social sciences on social actors and structures.
Giddens introduced the concept of triple hermeneutics to explain the impact of social sciences on social actors and structures.
Distorted research findings do not have any implications for collective survival according to Giddens.
Distorted research findings do not have any implications for collective survival according to Giddens.
Societies acquire their patterns because social practices are not recursive, according to Giddens.
Societies acquire their patterns because social practices are not recursive, according to Giddens.
Practical Consciousness refers to the capability of actors to describe their actions through language.
Practical Consciousness refers to the capability of actors to describe their actions through language.
Social institutions like family are not considered routinized according to structuration theory.
Social institutions like family are not considered routinized according to structuration theory.
Agency in structuration theory emphasizes the power of the actor in driving actions.
Agency in structuration theory emphasizes the power of the actor in driving actions.
According to Giddens, social system structures are not produced by social practices.
According to Giddens, social system structures are not produced by social practices.
In structuration theory, actors possess the capabilities to engage in social relations and practices.
In structuration theory, actors possess the capabilities to engage in social relations and practices.
The mobilization of knowledge and capabilities in structuration theory is not a recursive process.
The mobilization of knowledge and capabilities in structuration theory is not a recursive process.
What term did Giddens introduce to explain how the actual practice of social sciences impacts both social actors and structures?
What term did Giddens introduce to explain how the actual practice of social sciences impacts both social actors and structures?
According to Giddens, what is the essence of rationalization in social contexts?
According to Giddens, what is the essence of rationalization in social contexts?
What is the thematic focus of Giddens' work related to the concept of dualities?
What is the thematic focus of Giddens' work related to the concept of dualities?
In Giddens' view, why are distorted or falsified research findings significant?
In Giddens' view, why are distorted or falsified research findings significant?
What is at the core of Giddens' exegesis on structuration?
What is at the core of Giddens' exegesis on structuration?
How does Giddens describe the nature of social practices in societies?
How does Giddens describe the nature of social practices in societies?
What are some of the key thematic focuses of Anthony Giddens' work?
What are some of the key thematic focuses of Anthony Giddens' work?
What are some of the notable works by Anthony Giddens?
What are some of the notable works by Anthony Giddens?
What is the sociological concept that focuses on the nature of sociology and was of particular interest to Anthony Giddens?
What is the sociological concept that focuses on the nature of sociology and was of particular interest to Anthony Giddens?
In what year did Anthony Giddens become a Baron of Southgate?
In what year did Anthony Giddens become a Baron of Southgate?
What is the term used by Giddens to describe the simultaneous analysis of two sides of the same coin in the subjective constitution of the world?
What is the term used by Giddens to describe the simultaneous analysis of two sides of the same coin in the subjective constitution of the world?
Which press did Anthony Giddens co-found in 1985?
Which press did Anthony Giddens co-found in 1985?
Explain the concept of practical consciousness in structuration theory.
Explain the concept of practical consciousness in structuration theory.
What is the significance of agency in structuration theory according to Anthony Giddens?
What is the significance of agency in structuration theory according to Anthony Giddens?
How does Giddens describe the relationship between social practices and social systems?
How does Giddens describe the relationship between social practices and social systems?
What is the key idea behind the mobilization of knowledge and capabilities in structuration theory?
What is the key idea behind the mobilization of knowledge and capabilities in structuration theory?
Explain the concept of discursive consciousness in the context of structuration theory.
Explain the concept of discursive consciousness in the context of structuration theory.
What are the key elements that constitute the structuration theory proposed by Anthony Giddens?
What are the key elements that constitute the structuration theory proposed by Anthony Giddens?
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Study Notes
Biography of Anthony Giddens
- Anthony Giddens is an English sociologist born on January 18, 1938, in London, UK
- Trained in Europe (LSE, University of Hull, and Cambridge)
- Taught in different schools, including King's College, University of Leicester, and the University of Cambridge
- Co-founded Polity Press in 1985
- Served as a director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1997 to 2003
- One of the most cited living sociologists
- Became a Baron of Southgate in the London Borough of Enfield in 2004
Interests and Works
- Focused on hermeneutics, sociological ontology, dualities, social theory, political sociology, modernity, and globalization
- Published over 30 books, including:
- The Rule of Sociological Method (1976)
- Central Problems in the Social Theory (1979)
- A Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism (1981)
- The Constitution of Society (1984)
- The Nation-State and Violence (1985)
- Social Theory Today (1987)
- Modernity and Self-Identity (1991)
- Giddens Sociology (2010)
Thematic Focus: Dualities
- Giddens proposed a new sociological direction, emphasizing the concurrency of hermeneutical dualities and hermeneutical dualisms
- Introduced the concept of double hermeneutics to explicate how social sciences have significant consequences for social actors and structure
- Duality implies that all social actions occur in a structure and all structures involve social actions
Structuration Theory
- Giddens believes that social practices are recurrent – recursive practices
- Societies acquire their patterness (recursive properties) because social practices are recursive
- Introduced the concept of structuration, which involves the production of social practices and organization
- Elements of structuration include:
- Rationalization: the process of developing routines for security and dealing efficiently with social lives
- Discursive Consciousness: the capability of actors to describe their actions in language
- Practical Consciousness: taken-for-granted actions of individuals based on mutual knowledge
- Agency: actions perpetrated by actors, emphasizing the power of an actor
- Social System: recursive structures produced by social practices, similar to Bourdieu's field
Summary of Structuration
- Existence of agency drives the knowledge of ‘how to go on’ in social relations
- Agents possess the capabilities required to mobilize knowledge and capabilities in the production of social practices and organization
- Mobilization of knowledge and capabilities is recursive
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