The Consequences of Modernity by Anthony Giddens
In this book, Giddens offers an interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with modernity. We do not as yet, he argues, live in a post-modern world. Rather the characteristics of our major social institutions in the closing period of the 20th century express the emergence of a period of "high modernity", in which prior trends are radicalized rather than undermined. In developing an account of the nature of modernity, Giddens focuses on analyzing the intersections between trust and risk, and security and danger in the modern world. The trust mechanisms associated with modernity and the "risk profile" it produces, he argues, are different from those characteristic of pre-modern social orders.
Anthony Giddens is a British sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists, the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languages, issuing on average more than one book every year. In 2007, Giddens was listed as the fifth most-referenced author of books in the humanities.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745607931 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745607934 |
| Title | The Consequences of Modernity |
| Author | Anthony Giddens |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1990-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 186 |
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