Individualization: Institutionalized Individualism and its Social and Political Consequences (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0761961127
ISBN 13
9780761961123
Category
philosophy
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Pages
222
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Description
Individualization argues that we are in the midst of a fundamental change in the nature of society and politics. This change hinges around two processes: globalization and individualization. The book demonstrates that individualization is a structural characteristic of highly differentiated societies, and does not imperil social cohesion, but actually makes it possible. Ulrich Beck and Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim argue that it is vital to distinguish between the neo-liberal idea of the free-market individual and the concept of individualization. The result is the most complete discussion of individualization currently available, showing how individualization relates to basic social rights and also paid employment; and concluding that in - from Amzon
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1
