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Individualization: Instituitionalized Individualism and Its Social and Political Consequences (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)

By Ulrich Beck , Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0761961127, 9780761961123, 0761961119, 9780761961116, 9781412931410
LCC
HM1276 .B43 2002
Open Library ID
OL3581656M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1465985 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
222\236
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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

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