Individualization: Institutionalized Individualism and Its Social and Political Consequences (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761961116)

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

Author: Ulrich Beck, Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim
ISBN-10: 0761961119
ISBN-13: 9780761961116
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Language: English
Published: 02/04/2002
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.32w x 0.82d