This book introduces the concept of global modernity as a paradigm for the analysis of the contemporary era. Building on Parson’s distinction between social, cultural, personal and organismic systems, it presents a four-dimensional scheme that aims to identify modernity’s key structural components.
Tabella dei contenuti
1. Introduction 2. Phases of Modernity 3. Epistemological and Methodological Challenges 4. A Four-dimensional Scheme of Modernization 5. Global Modernization in Context 6. Two Aspects of Polycentric Modernity 7. ConclusionCirca l’autore
Volker H. Schmidt is Associate Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore. He was formerly a Kennedy Memorial Fellow at Harvard University, USA, and he has held several fellowships at the University of Münster, Germany. Most recently, he was a Fellow at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Bielefeld, Germany.
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 110 ● ISBN 9781137435811 ● Dimensione 1.1 MB ● Età 02-99 anni ● Casa editrice Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Città London ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2014 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 4971845 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale