The Social and Cultural Forms of Modernity Bk. 3 : Understanding Modern Societies, Book III

ISBN 10: 0745609643 / ISBN 13: 9780745609645

Published by Polity Press, 1992

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Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Social and Cultural Forms of Modernity Bk. 3 : Understanding Modern Societies, Book III
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745609643
• ISBN 13: 9780745609645
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: illustrated edition.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.896 pounds

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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.