THE CONSEQUENCES OF MODERNITY

The Consequences of Modernity

Book Review

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Introduction3

The Author3

Synopsis4

Discussion5

Review of the Book7

Conclusion10

References12

The Consequences of Modernity

Introduction

“The Consequences of Modernity” is a book written by Anthony Giddens in the year 1990. The book provides an analysis of modernity that is thought provoking and challenging. The author discusses the institutional transformations in modernity with the passage of time. A proactive interpretation of modernity and its transformation and characteristics is presented by the author in this book. The book presents a clear understanding of the pros and cons of modernity and how people accept this change in their lives. This is the era of modernity, but still there are some societies that do not accept modernity. They prefer following their traditional ideas and norms, and this reflects their way of understanding. Modernity is not a theoretical concept; rather it is practically implemented.

The author has attracted several readers through her attractive writing style and understanding. Anthony Giddens has chosen modernity as a subject area to study societies. According to the author, modernity has an impact on the culture and development of societies. The theme of the book is radicalized modernity and its impact on human life and societies. Anthony Giddens is a sociologist and his theories help in analyzing the different aspects of societies and its norms and evolution.

The Author

Anthony Giddens is a serious thinker and well-known writer. He is a respected theorist and his writings prove his deep understanding and ideas related to different aspects of life. Anthony Giddens is a British sociologist, who is known for his theoretical work. He has a holistic view of modern society, and this is reflected through his writings. Anthony Giddens is one of the famous sociologists present in the world, who has written around 34 books on sociology and its related topics and theories. He worked for many years and studied different factors, which have an impact on societies. Anthony Giddens has analyzed the impact of modernity on personal and social life of individuals. He has always influenced on the social and cultural dynamics, which have an impact on the life of people living in different societies (Giddens, 1990).

Synopsis

In the book, “The Consequences of Modernity” the author examines the characteristics and consequences of modernity. The author has compared and separated traditional social orders and modern social institutions. The author has examined and analyzed the pace of change in modernity, scope of change that has affected the world and the nature of institutions. The examination has helped in analyzing the concept of modernity in a better way. The author argues that reorganization of time and space in cultural and social life involves modernity (Arvanitakis, 1993).

According to Giddens, in the past, social relations predominantly involved face to face interactions. However, in the advent of modernity social interaction is usually among the people distant with each other. Face to face interaction is not that common in the modern era, according to the author. Modernity has shifted face to face interaction and communication into ...