Social and Cultural Forms of Modernity : Book 3 Understanding Modern Societies

Bocock, Robert; Thompson, Kenneth

ISBN 10: 0745609643 / ISBN 13: 9780745609645

Published by The Open University & Polity Press, 1993

Type: Book 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. 484pp. N.B. Previous owners inscription to ffep. Corners of covers rubbed. Seller Inventory # 025713

Synopsis:

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Social and Cultural Forms of Modernity : ...
Publisher: The Open University & Polity Press
Publication Date: 1993
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published
Edition: Reprint.