Individualization: Institutionalized Individualism and Its Social and Political Consequences

by Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim and Ulrich Beck

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0761961127

ISBN13:9780761961123

Release Date:February 2002

Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd

Length:222 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"

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Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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