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1
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dates

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1938-

2
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who was he

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sociologist

work on political theory helped create ‘third way’

3
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his works

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Beyond left and right 1994

the third way:renewal of social democracy 1997

4
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views on capitalism

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capitalism+individualism had ‘corrosive’ effects on a community
but they were irreversible

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what did he argued was required for the survival of social democracy

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people need to know that free market capitalism had an unmatched power which could empower individuals economically

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when did Giddens argue capitalism functioned best

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when there was a strong sense of social cohesion

7
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what was ‘post-fordist’ capitalism

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industrial units of mass production

created tight knit communities based on same income+employment

8
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what was the benefit of the post fordist communities

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complemented humans desire for solidarity as members had a sense of support+identity
means they could challenge economic+cultural elites

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what did giddens state about the post fordist society in the 21st century (decline in heavy industry)

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fragmented these communities

individuals felt alienated

10
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these 21st century post fordist communities were weakened what was the benefit and drawback of this

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allowed people to ‘self-actualise’
less likely to be sure of themselves so influenced by economic+cultural elite
so individualisation of society=less individualism

11
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for human nature to flourish in the 21st century, what did he think should be the role of the state

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retreat from economic management

invest heavily in infrastructure+modernise education

12
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what type of socialist is Giddens

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revisionist socialist

revitalised case for further state action in era of globalised capitalism

13
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what did he accept would happen so free markets could generate the wealth to fund public services

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greater equality of opportunity might have to be accompanied by greater inequality of outcome

14
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what did giddens influence

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new labour gov of tony blair+gordon brown