The Individualized Society by Zygmunt Bauman (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Individualized Society by Zygmunt Bauman We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make things worse rather than better. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make things worse rather than better. Reasonable beings that we are, how does this happen and why does it go on happening? These are the questions addressed in this new book by Zygmunt Bauman - one of the most original and perceptive social thinkers writing today. For Bauman, the task of sociology is not to censor or correct the stories we tell of our lives, but to show that there are more ways in which our life stories can be told. By bringing into view the many complex dependencies invisible from the vantage point of private experience, sociology can help us to link our individual decisions and actions to the deeper causes of our troubles and fears - to the ways we live, to the conditions under which we act, to the socially drawn limits of our imagination and ambition. Sociology can help us to understand the processes that have shaped the society in which we live today, a society in which individualization has become our fate. And sociology can also help us to see that if our individual but shared anxieties are to be effectively tackled, they need to be addressed collectively, true to their social, not individual, nature. The Individualized Society will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and the social sciences and humanities generally. It will also appeal to a broader range of readers who are interested in the changing nature of our social and political life today. Back Cover We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make things worse rather than better. Reasonable beings that we are, how does this happen and why does it go on happening? These are the questions addressed in this new book by Zygmunt Bauman - one of the most original and perceptive social thinkers writing today. For Bauman, the task of sociology is not to censor or correct the stories we tell of our lives, but to show that there are more ways in which our life stories can be told. By bringing into view the many complex dependencies invisible from the vantage point of private experience, sociology can help us to link our individual decisions and actions to the deeper causes of our troubles and fears - to the ways we live, to the conditions under which we act, to the socially drawn limits of our imagination and ambition. Sociology can help us to understand the processes that have shaped the society in which we live today, a society in which individualization has become our fate. And sociology can also help us to see that if our individual but shared anxieties are to be effectively tackled, they need to be addressed collectively, true to their social, not individual, nature. The Individualized Society will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and the social sciences and humanities generally. It will also appeal to a broader range of readers who are interested in the changing nature of our social and political life today. Flap We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make things worse rather than better. Reasonable beings that we are, how does this happen and why does it go on happening? These are the questions addressed in this new book by Zygmunt Bauman - one of the most original and perceptive social thinkers writing today. For Bauman, the task of sociology is not to censor or correct the stories we tell of our lives, but to show that there are more ways in which our life stories can be told. By bringing into view the many complex dependencies invisible from the vantage point of private experience, sociology can help us to link our individual decisions and actions to the deeper causes of our troubles and fears - to the ways we live, to the conditions under which we act, to the socially drawn limits of our imagination and ambition. Sociology can help us to understand the processes that have shaped the society in which we live today, a society in which individualization has become our fate. And sociology can also help us to see that if our individual but shared anxieties are to be effectively tackled, they need to be addressed collectively, true to their social, not individual, nature. The Individualized Society will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and the social sciences and humanities generally. It will also appeal to a broader range of readers who are interested in the changing nature of our social and political life today. Author Biography Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Leeds. Table of Contents Foreword: Lives Told And Stories Lived. Part One: The Way We Are. Chapter 1. The Rise And Fall Of Labour. Chapter 2: Local Orders, Global Chaos. Chapter 3: Freedom And Security: The Unfinished Story Of A Tempestuous Union. Chapter 4: Modernity And Clarity: The Story Of A Failed Conquest. Chapter 5: Am I My Brothers Keeper?. Chapter 6. United In Difference. Part Two: The Way We Think. Chapter 7: Critique - Privatized And Disarmed. Chapter 8: Progress: The Same And Different. Chapter 9: On Mass, Individuals, and Peg-Communities. Chapter 10: Education: Under, For And In Spite Of Postmodernity. Chapter 11: Excess: An Obituary. Chapter 12: Faith And Instant Gratification. Part Three: The Way We Act. Chapter 13: Does Love Need A Reason?. Chapter 14: Private Morality, Immoral World. Chapter 15: Democracy On Two Battlefronts. Chapter 16: Violence, Old and New. Chapter 17: On Postmodern Uses Of Sex. Chapter 18: Is There Life After Immortality? Review These books mark an important advance in Baumans project. He seems to be trying to bring the intellectuals back into the game, twitting them for their passivity. Bauman wants social critics to take a more active role, taking a lead by showing how the relationships between individuals and society and between the private and public spheres may be rearticulated and the spirit of the agora restored to social and political life. British Journal of Sociology This provocative, interesting, and engaging book is recommended for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. Choice "His work is essential reading for those political theorists who feel part of their task is to elaborate relevant and compelling normative critique." Contemporary Political Theory Long Description We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to make sense of our lives, we tend to blame our own failings and weaknesses for our discomforts and defeats. And in doing so, we make things worse rather than better. Reasonable beings that we are, how does this happen and why does it go on happening? These are the questions addressed in this new book by Zygmunt Bauman - one of the most original and perceptive social thinkers writing today. For Bauman, the task of sociology is not to censor or correct the stories we tell of our lives, but to show that there are more ways in which our life stories can be told. By bringing into view the many complex dependencies invisible from the vantage point of private experience, sociology can help us to link our individual decisions and actions to the deeper causes of our troubles and fears - to the ways we live, to the conditions under which we act, to the socially drawn limits of our imagination and ambition. Sociology can help us to understand the processes that have shaped the society in which we live today, a society in which individualization has become our fate. And sociology can also help us to see that if our individual but shared anxieties are to be effectively tackled, they need to be addressed collectively, true to their social, not individual, nature. The Individualized Society will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and the social sciences and humanities generally. It will also appeal to a broader range of readers who are interested in the changing nature of our social and political life today. Review Text These books mark an important advance in Baumans project. He seems to be trying to bring the intellectuals back into the game, twitting them for their passivity. Bauman wants social critics to take a more active role, taking a lead by showing how the relationships between individuals and society and between the private and public spheres may be rearticulated and the spirit of the agora restored to social and political life. British Journal of Sociology This provocative, interesting, and engaging book is recommended for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. Choice "His work is essential reading for those political theorists who feel part of their task is to elaborate relevant and compelling normative critique." Contemporary Political Theory Review Quote These books mark an important advance in Baumans project. He seems to be trying to bring the intellectuals back into the game, twitting them for their passivity. Bauman wants social critics to take a more active role, taking a lead by showing how the relationships between individuals and society and between the private and public spheres may be rearticulated and the spirit of the agora restored to social and political life. British Journal of SociologyThis provocative, interesting, and engaging book is recommended for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. ChoiceHis work is essential reading for those political theorists who feel part of their task is to elaborate relevant and compelling normative critique." Contemporary Political Theory Feature Foreword: Lives Told And Stories Lived. Part One: The Way We Are. Part Two: The Way We Think. Part Three: The Way We Act. Details ISBN074562507X Author Zygmunt Bauman Short Title INDIVIDUALIZED SOCIETY Pages 272 Language English ISBN-10 074562507X ISBN-13 9780745625072 Media Book Format Paperback Imprint Polity Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1925 Illustrations black & white illustrations Residence ENK Affiliation Universities of Leeds and Warsaw University of Leeds, UK University of Edition 1st DOI 10.1604/9780745625072 UK Release Date 2000-11-21 AU Release Date 2000-11-21 NZ Release Date 2000-11-21 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-11-21 Alternative 9780745625065 DEWEY 301 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:8597373;

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