Social theory
Individualization
Institutionalized Individualism and its Social and Political Consequences
by Beck, Ulrich; Beck-Gernsheim, Elisabeth;
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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
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- Publisher/Imprint SAGE Publications / SAGE Publications Ltd
- Publication Date November 2001
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781412931410 / 0761961119
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- Primary Price 24.99 GBP
- Pages222
- ReadershipCollege - higher education
- Publish StatusPublished
- ResponsibilityUlrich Beck and Elizabeth Beck-Gernsheim.
- SeriesPublished in association with Theory, Culture & Society
- Reference CodeBDZ0002878965
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