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Study On Individualized Lifestyle Under The Second Modernity

Posted on:2016-06-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D H LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2297330467979662Subject:Sociology
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Lifestyle, from the most simple sense, is an answer to the question "how people live", and it is a comprehensive theoretical category. Through lifestyle, we can see not only the existence of social formation, but also the social differentiation status and structure features of social formation. Risk in contemporary society is increasingly becoming social structure elements traits. In the study of risk, the institutionalism paradigm assumes that the risk society is the result of modernity variation, and the theory of risk society by Beck is his outcome of reflection on modernity for long-term consideration. Presenting this theory itself to some extent, also means a certain change of lifestyle in contemporary society from the inside out. Beck’s risk society theory mainly includes two themes:one is the theme of "risk"; another is the theme of "individualization ". But the second theme has not received enough attention and research. In essence,"reflexive modernization" is the core commanding the two themes, which refers to the second modernity. In the second modernity, the so-called individualized lifestyle refers to the individual becomes the unit of social reproduction of life world for the first time in history.By the labor market, individuals become actor of planning and organization of their individual career, as the total forms of social activity. Reflexivity is the profound core of individualized lifestyle. In this study, reflexivity acts as a logical clue, based on the elaboration of risk society and individualization two themes, the specific analysis to the connotation, structure of individualized lifestyle, fields of it, generation and the paradox in it, and to explore the community predicament of individualized lifestyle and the possible prospect. To study Beck’s thought of risk society via individualized lifestyle is a different interpretation, which enriches the understanding and rethinking of Beck’s risk society theory and contemporary China society.
Keywords/Search Tags:the second modernity, risk society, individualized lifestyle, reflexivity
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