How does Anthony Giddens attempt to reconcile 'structure' and 'agency' in his sociological theory? The fact that we are being asked to describe how Anthony Giddens attempts to reconcile 'structure' and 'agency' into his sociological theory suggests one of two assumptions. Either the definitions of 'structure' and 'agency' are seen as being open for sociological debate or, the relationship between 'structure' and 'agency' is seen as being a problem area in the final analysis. Whilst …showed first 75 words of 2500 total…

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