Modernity and Self-Identity
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Modernity and Self-Identity is a sociological work by Anthony Giddens that explores how late modern social conditions transform personal identity, everyday life, and the self.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Modernity and Self-Identity Context triple: [Anthony Giddens, notableWork, Modernity and Self-Identity]
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A.
The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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Tradition and the Modern Age
"Tradition and the Modern Age" is an essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that examines the crisis of authority and continuity in modern Western society as inherited traditions lose their binding power.
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C.
Modern Social Imaginaries
Modern Social Imaginaries is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that explores how shared social understandings and collective imaginaries shape modern Western institutions, practices, and identities.
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Secular Translations: Nation-State, Modern Self, and Calculative Reason
"Secular Translations: Nation-State, Modern Self, and Calculative Reason" is a scholarly work by anthropologist Talal Asad that critically examines how secular modernity, state power, and notions of the self are shaped through practices of translation and calculative reasoning.
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E.
The New Modernism
The New Modernism is a theological and philosophical critique by Cornelius Van Til that challenges modernist and neo-orthodox approaches to Christianity from a presuppositional Reformed perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modernity and Self-Identity Target entity description: Modernity and Self-Identity is a sociological work by Anthony Giddens that explores how late modern social conditions transform personal identity, everyday life, and the self.
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A.
The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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B.
Tradition and the Modern Age
"Tradition and the Modern Age" is an essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that examines the crisis of authority and continuity in modern Western society as inherited traditions lose their binding power.
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C.
Modern Social Imaginaries
Modern Social Imaginaries is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that explores how shared social understandings and collective imaginaries shape modern Western institutions, practices, and identities.
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D.
Secular Translations: Nation-State, Modern Self, and Calculative Reason
"Secular Translations: Nation-State, Modern Self, and Calculative Reason" is a scholarly work by anthropologist Talal Asad that critically examines how secular modernity, state power, and notions of the self are shaped through practices of translation and calculative reasoning.
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E.
The New Modernism
The New Modernism is a theological and philosophical critique by Cornelius Van Til that challenges modernist and neo-orthodox approaches to Christianity from a presuppositional Reformed perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociological work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
social theory of identity
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sociology of modernity ⓘ sociology of the self ⓘ |
| academicImpact |
influential in social theory of identity
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used in cultural studies and media studies ⓘ widely cited in sociology ⓘ |
| addresses |
construction of narrative identity
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effects of late modern social institutions on personal life ⓘ role of expert systems in everyday life ⓘ tension between security and risk in modern life ⓘ transformation of intimacy and personal relationships ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Giddens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
social psychology
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social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| genre | academic non-fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical sociological theory
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existential philosophy ⓘ psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
abstract systems
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body and self-identity ⓘ disembedding mechanisms ⓘ globalization ⓘ life politics ⓘ lifestyle choice ⓘ ontological security ⓘ post-traditional order ⓘ reflexive project of the self ⓘ reflexivity ⓘ risk ⓘ trust ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
everyday life
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late modernity ⓘ modernity ⓘ personal identity ⓘ self-identity ⓘ the self ⓘ |
| partOf | Anthony Giddens's late modernity trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | Polity Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Consequences of Modernity
NERFINISHED
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The Transformation of Intimacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subtitle | Self and Society in the Late Modern Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
late modernity theory
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structuration theory ⓘ |
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