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EAN : 9782707194657
Code sériel : 701
Shaping : POCHE
Pages : 128
Size : 120 x 190 mm
THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE INDIVIDUAL

Collection : Repères
Release date : 04/01/2018
Individualization, left, right and center or the dangers of individualism? The individual, at the center of contemporary social practices, leans equally towards autonomy and fragility.
What tensions are there in the contemporary individual condition? Can we all achieve the vaunted status of being free, unique individuals who are masters of themselves...
Individualization, left, right and center or the dangers of individualism? The individual, at the center of contemporary social practices, leans equally towards autonomy and fragility.
What tensions are there in the contemporary individual condition? Can we all achieve the vaunted status of being free, unique individuals who are masters of themselves and their existence?
To answer these questions, one must create a dialogue between sociological tradition – Tocqueville, Durkheim, Halbwachs, Weber, Simmel, Elias, Mead or Goffman – and contemporary research on individuation processes. This enlightening study provides just that

 
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EAN : 9782707194657
Code sériel : 701
Shaping : POCHE
Pages : 128
Size : 120 x 190 mm
La Découverte