Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is the author of more than 34 books and was listed, in 2007, as the fifth most cited author in the humanities. He has held academic appointments at univ
![“[C]ultivated risk-taking represents an 'experiment with trust' (in the sense of basic trust) which consequently has implications for an individual's self-identity. (...) In cultivated risk-taking, the encounter with danger and its resolution are bound up in the same activity, whereas in other…” quote by Anthony Giddens](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c95/anthony-giddens-22827_activity_c-ultivated-risk-taking-represents-an-ex_3099700.png)
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![“A lifestyle involves a cluster of habits and orientations, and hence has a certain unity - important to a continuing sense of ontological security - that connects options in a more or less ordered pattern. (...) [T]he selection or creation of lifestyles is influenced by group pressures and the…” quote by Anthony Giddens](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/056/anthony-giddens-22827_certain_a-lifestyle-involves-a-cluster-of-habits_2298470.png)
