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Reading in sociological texts – Giddens. (Giddens, A (1992) The transformation of intimacy: Cambridge: Polity Press.) Reflexivity and Gender. In this essay, I will try to explore the way Giddens highlights questions of reflexivity and gender. I propose to answer the following question “Does reflexivity affect both men and women?” Anthony Giddens is considered by some to be one of the most prominent sociologists in his generation. In this book, Giddens gives himself his task of rethinking the relationship between the individual and society, between human action and social structure. Giddens looks at the ways aspects of self and identities have changed throughout time, His argument is based upon the fact that, who we are, is not as straightforward as it once was, Giddens argues that instead our identity and narrative are caught up in the reflexive project of the self. By transformations, Giddens looks at the ways social changes have had an impact on our society and especially the views based on intimacy, Sexuality, love and eroticism. Some of the changes include the acceptance of birth control in 1921, which brought about a more diverse sex life, as