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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Farnham ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798092206719 |
| Summary: | 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. Firstly, chapters about consumer behavior, computer gami |
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| Item Description: | First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781351912853 9781315247373 9781283315296 9786613315298 9780754697749 |
