Individualization: Institutionalized Individualism and its Social and Political Consequences (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)
By Unknown Author.
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 in...
ISBN(s)
0761961127, 9780761961123
