TY  - BOOK
AU  - Giddens, Anthony.
TI  - Modernity and self-identity: self and society in the late modern age 
SN  - 0804719438 (cloth)
PY  - 1991///
CY  - Stanford, Calif.
PB  - Stanford University Press
KW  - Civilization, Modern
KW  - Self
KW  - Social structure
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; CONTENTS: The Contours of High Modernity -- The Self:  Ontological Security and Existential Anxiety -- The  Trajectory of the Self -- Fate, Risk and Security -- The  Sequestration of Experience -- Tribulations of the Self --  The Emergence of Life Politics -- Notes -- Glossary of  Concepts -- Index
N2  - Social life is in a constant process of change, and  sociology cannot afford to stand still. Sociology today  is theoretically diverse, covers a huge range of subjects  and draws on a broad array of research methods. Central  to this endeavour is the use of core concepts and ideas  which allow sociologists to make sense of societies,  though our understanding of these concepts is constantly  evolving and changing.This clear and jargon-free book  introduces a careful selection of essential concepts that  have helped to shape sociology, and others that continue  to do so. Going beyond brief, dictionary-style  definitions, Anthony Giddens and Philip W. Sutton provide  an extended discussion of each concept which sets it into  historical and theoretical context, explores its main  meanings in use, introduces some relevant criticisms, and  points readers to its ongoing development in contemporary  research and theorizing. Organized in ten thematic  sections, the book offers a portrait of sociology through  its essential concepts ranging from capitalism, identity  and deviance to citizenship, the environment and  intersectionality. It will be essential reading for all  those new to sociology, as well as those seeking a  reliable route map for a rapidly changing world.
ER  -