Individualization

Name: Individualization
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Institutionalized Individualism and its Social and Political Consequences

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Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society

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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 as much as basic rights are internalized and everyone wants to or must be economically active, the spiral of individualization destroys the given foundations of social co-existence.

Author Biography:

Ulrich Beck is Professor of Sociology at the University of Munich. He is the author of Counterpoison (1991) and Ecological Enlightenment (1992).

Release date Australia

November 20th, 2001

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Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

222

Series

Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society

Dimensions

156x234x19

ISBN-13

9780761961116

Product ID

3113019

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