Paradoxes of individualization :: social control and social conflict in contemporary modernity /

Paradoxes of Individualization addresses one of the most hotly debated issues in contemporary sociology: whether a process of individualization is liberating selves from society so as to make them the authors of their personal biographies. The book adopts a cultural-sociological approach that firmly...

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1. Verfasser: Houtman, Dick
Weitere Verfasser: Aupers, Stef, 1969-, Koster, Willem de
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung:Paradoxes of Individualization addresses one of the most hotly debated issues in contemporary sociology: whether a process of individualization is liberating selves from society so as to make them the authors of their personal biographies. The book adopts a cultural-sociological approach that firmly rejects such a notion of individualization as naïve. The process is instead conceptualized as an increasing social significance of moral notions of individual liberty, personal authenticity and cultural tolerance, which informs two paradoxes.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 183 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780754697749
0754697746

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