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Introduction PART ONE: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL THEORY The Legacy ofClassical Sociological Theory New Rules of Sociological Method Positivism,Interpretive Sociology and Structuration Theory Structuration TheoryReconceptualizing Agency and Structure PART TWO: SOCIAL CHANGE AND MODERNITYThe State, Capitalism and Social Change The Culture of Modernity From theCritique of Postmodernism to the Rise of the New Social Movements TheProblems and Possibilities of a Democratic Public Life in Late ModernSocieties Feminism, Sexuality and Self-Identity Conclusion