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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Houtman, Dick
Otros Autores: Aupers, Stef, 1969-, Koster, Willem de
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2011.
Temas:
Individualism.
Individuality.
Social conflict.
Social control.
Individualité.
Contrôle social.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Individualism
Individuality
Social conflict
Social control
Individualismus
Individualität
Soziale Kontrolle
Sozialer Konflikt
Kultursoziologie
Individualismus.
Individualität.
Soziale Kontrolle.
Sozialer Konflikt.
Individen och samhället.
Social kontroll.
Niederlande
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 183 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780754697749
0754697746

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