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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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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