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Anthony Giddens

A brief introduction to Giddens' general approach, plus more detail on his ideas about self, gender and identity in modern societies:

>	Left or right ... or what? Where is Giddens coming from?

>	The theory of structuration The individual and society.

>	Modernity, post-modernity and the post-traditional Tradition is dead. Modernity isn't.

>	Modernity and self-identity Choosing who to be.

>	The reflexive project of the self Making a narrative of your life.

>	Lifestyle Models of living.

Plus...

>	Giddens Trading Card Pocket-size information from the Theory.org.uk Trading Card series.

>	Giddens in Lego New meaning for plastic identities.

And we have information about these related areas...


>	Queer Theory Queer theory sees identity as fluid and continuously reconstructed -- as does Giddens.

>	Foucault Giddens disagrees with Foucault in part... but they also have quite a lot in common.

>	More The rest of the Theory.org.uk site.