Annus Irén: Social Realities in the Making

Cím: Social Realities in the Making Alcím: The Structuration of Society and the Constitution of American Identity Sorozatcím: Papers in English & American Studies; 11. Szerző: Annus Irén ISBN13: 9789634827245 ISBN10: 9634827241 Kiadó: JATEPress (Szegedi Tudományegyetem kiadója) Megjelenés dátuma: 2005. január 05 Kötetek száma: 1 Kötéstípus: Puhakötés Terjedelem: 174 oldal Súly: 292 g Listaár: 2205 Ft (áfával) Beszerezhetőség: A kiadónál véglegesen elfogyott, nem rendelhető Nyelv: angol Témakör: Szociológia

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PEAS Monograph Series 3.

On Giddens, the theory of stucturation, Grand Theory, the American identity and more.

Tartalomjegyzék:

LIST OF FIGURES

FOREWORD

PREFACE

PART I: THE THEORY OF STRUCTURATION

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: GIDDENS AND THE ROOTS OF HIS THEORY OF STRUCTURATION
1. The Early Giddens
2. The Roots of the Theory of Structuration
2.1. Positivism
2.2. Evolutionary Theory
2.3. Functionalism
2.4. Phenomenology
2.4.1. Existential Phenomenology
2.4.2. Hermeneutical Phenomenology
2.5. Symbolic Interactionism
2.6. Time-geography
2.7. Psychoanalysis
2.8. Structuralism
2.9. Post-structuralism
2.9.1. Semiotics
2.9.2. New Historicism
2.9.3. Deconstructionism

CHAPTER 2: THE GRAND THEORY
1. Actors and Actions
1.1. Actors
1.2. Actions
2. Structure(s) and Institutions
2.1. Societies and Systems
2.2. Institutions and Social Collectivities
3. The Constitution of Society
3.1. The Duality of Structure
3.2. Power and Change

CHAPTER 3: THE AFTERMATH OF THE THEORY OF STRUCTURATION
1. The Reception of the Theory of Structuration
2. The Impact of the Theory of Structuration
2.1. The Theory of Structuration and Social Modeling
2.2. The Theory of Structuration and Social Analysis
CONCLUSION

APPENDIX: MAPPING GIDDENS

1. Actors and Action
1.1. Actor
1.2. Action

2. Structure(s) and Institutions
2.1. Society (social system, social totality)
2.2. Structure and Structures
2.3. Institutions and Collectivities

3. The Duality of Structure

PART II: IN SEARCH OF AMERICAN IDENTITY

INTRODUCTION: A NATION IN THE MAKING

1. Theories of Identity, Nationality, and Ethnicity
1.1. Conceptualizations of Collective Identities
1.2. Nation and Nationalism
1.3. Ethnicity and Ethnocentrism

2. The Beginnings: Shaping a Nation
2.1. Anglo-Conformity
2.2. The Puritan Heritage
2.3. The Enlightenment

3. Religion at Play: A Nation with a Soul
3.1. Awakenings
3.2. Civil Religion

4. One out of Many: Creating a Nation
4.1. The Frontier Hypothesis
4.2. The Melting Pot Theory

5. Many in One: The Pluralist Society
5.1. Cultural Pluralism
5.2. Structural Pluralism

6. One and Many: New Understandings of Social Standings
6.1. New Ethnicity and Multiculturalism
6.2. Invented Ethnicity and Identity Politics
6.3. The Colour of Whiteness

CONCLUSION: A NATION OF CONSENT

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX