The Constitution of Society
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The Constitution of Society is Anthony Giddens’s major theoretical work that systematically presents his structuration theory, explaining how social structures and human agency are mutually constitutive.
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| The Constitution of Society canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Constitution of Society Context triple: [Anthony Giddens, notableWork, The Constitution of Society]
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A.
Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society
Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society is the English translation of Thomas Hobbes’s political treatise *De Cive*, which expounds his views on the nature of civil society, sovereignty, and the social contract.
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B.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society
An Essay on the History of Civil Society is a 1767 work by Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson that analyzes the development of human societies, social institutions, and civic virtue within the broader context of Enlightenment thought.
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C.
Third Treatise on the Commandments
The Third Treatise on the Commandments is a section of Saadia Gaon's philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that systematically explains and justifies the divine commandments in Jewish law.
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D.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
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E.
Fourth Treatise on Obedience and Disobedience
The Fourth Treatise on Obedience and Disobedience is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that explores the nature and religious significance of obeying or disobeying divine commandments.
- 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: The Constitution of Society Target entity description: The Constitution of Society is Anthony Giddens’s major theoretical work that systematically presents his structuration theory, explaining how social structures and human agency are mutually constitutive.
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A.
Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society
Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society is the English translation of Thomas Hobbes’s political treatise *De Cive*, which expounds his views on the nature of civil society, sovereignty, and the social contract.
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B.
An Essay on the History of Civil Society
An Essay on the History of Civil Society is a 1767 work by Scottish philosopher Adam Ferguson that analyzes the development of human societies, social institutions, and civic virtue within the broader context of Enlightenment thought.
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C.
Third Treatise on the Commandments
The Third Treatise on the Commandments is a section of Saadia Gaon's philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that systematically explains and justifies the divine commandments in Jewish law.
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D.
The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
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E.
Fourth Treatise on Obedience and Disobedience
The Fourth Treatise on Obedience and Disobedience is a section of Saadia Gaon’s philosophical work *Emunot ve-Deot* that explores the nature and religious significance of obeying or disobeying divine commandments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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sociology book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
overcome the structure-agency dichotomy
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reconcile micro and macro levels of social analysis ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Giddens ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decadeOfPublication | 1980s ⓘ |
| describedAs | major theoretical work of Anthony Giddens ⓘ |
| discipline | sociology ⓘ |
| explains |
duality of structure
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mutual constitution of structure and agency ⓘ reflexive monitoring of action ⓘ rules and resources in social systems ⓘ structural constraints and enablements ⓘ time-space distanciation ⓘ unintended consequences of action ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
social philosophy
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social theory ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
agency
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institutional analysis ⓘ power ⓘ resources ⓘ rules ⓘ social practices ⓘ social systems ⓘ structure ⓘ |
| hasPart |
conclusion
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introduction ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary sociological theory
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organizational studies ⓘ political sociology ⓘ social practice theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Max Weber ⓘ ethnomethodology ⓘ functionalism ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ structuralism ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
relationship between structure and agency
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social theory ⓘ structuration theory ⓘ |
| partOf | Anthony Giddens’s structurationist project ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| publisher | Polity Press ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | structuration theory ⓘ |
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