The Social and Cultural Forms of Modernity
Published on 11. June 1992
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-7456-0963-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book considers the social and cultural aspects of 20th-century modern industrial social formations, focusing on Britain and Europe, with reference to North America and Australasia. The main topics of the social dimension include an analysis of the class, gender and racial divsions; women, the family, and the romantic sphere; patterns of consumption; and conceptions of the self, the body and sexuality. The section on cultural dimensions focuses on an analysis of contemporary ideologies and belief systems; the growth in popular culture, the revolution in mass communications; the reshaping of knowledge in education and the modern metropolis as the privileged scene of modernity.
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Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-0963-8 (9780745609638)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Kenneth Thompson | Robert Bocock | Stuart Hall
The Social and Cultural Forms of Modernity
Understanding Modern Societies, Book III
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06/1992
1st Edition
Polity Press
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Content
Part 1 Social dimensions: family and household, Helen Crowley - readings from Harriet Bradley, R. Pahl, Sylvia Walby and Nancy Chodorow; lifestyles and consumption, Robert Bocock - readings from J. Baudrillard, D. Miller, M. Featherstone and R. Williams; health, the self and social interaction, David Boswell - readings from C. Baron, H.V. Haynes and R.D. King, and P. Sedgewick; the body and sexuality, Jeffrey Weeks - readings from C. Vance, J. Weeks, F. Mort, L. Davidoff, S. Webb, V. Amos and P. Parmar, and K. Plummer; conclusion to part 1. Part 2 Cultural dimensions: religion, values and ideology, Kenneth Thompson - readings from J.A. Beckford; popular culture and the mass media, Celia Lury - readings from R. Williams and W. Benjamin; education and knowledge, Geoffrey Whitty - readings from S. Bowles and H. Gintis, R. Moore, R. Dale, S. Ball, and P. Willis; the city and the metropolis, James Donald - readings from G. Simmel and M. Berman; conclusion to part 2; summary and conclusion.