" which gives people more freedom of choice to live their lives as they want. Social reflexivity allows people to write their own life scripts and enables them to live with greater uncertainty. Thus, people will seek out happiness through their uniquely designed personal path. Such as the freedom to be Gay or Lesbian, which is highly popular in today's society. Giddens also describes how human emotional experience is being radically transformed as we move from a pre-modern to a late modern society. He says that humans are "knowledgeable actors" in that we have the capacity to reflect on and act in their life. Giddens believes because people are beginning to actively think about what they do, and as more people choose alternative styles of love, the traditions that surround love will soon begin to fall away. Our society will move to a more non-traditional world that emphasizes personal choice. When you stop to think about how outdated the romantic love concept actually is, you will begin to realize the special power you have. Remember that we no longer live in the Middle Ages where women and men had unequal roles in life, were treated differently, and had different economic and social status. Today, women have a far greater degree of equality. Because of this, romantic roles and expectations have changed. This is the change that Giddens talks about in his book. We would find it hard to believe that our entire world has evolved into a modern society, with the exception of "romantic love." Giddens would say that we have not let the world of love evolve and adapt to meet the needs of society, and as we become more aware, we will realize the power that we have to create our destiny. As a society I believe we have made rapid advancement of technology and the "information age" has made us more progressive and "open" than ever before. As a result of this expansion, Giddens believes we will have different needs, unique personal and p...
