Sociological analysis

Change of society post-industrial society (Bell etc)(pre-industrial, industrial, post-

industrial society)informational society (information

orientation in society)modernization

Sociological analysis

Anthony Giddens: High modernity or late modernityManuel Castells: Network society, space

of flowsScott Lash: Time and spaceUlrich Beck: Reflexive modernization and

risk society

Beck: Reflexive Modernization:

the internal change or evolution of industrial society to a new modern society, risk society

the evolution of industrial society through quick technological changes

risk society means society where the problems produced by industrial society overdo security in society

Beck: From industrial to risk society

essential for industrial society: class structure, the role of the state, nuclear family

key actors in industrial society: the state, trade unions, and industry

Risk Society

There are three domains of changes:1. changes in work and nuclear family2. political action: when risks overdo

benefits we live in risk society and that produces political changes; not trusting in politics

potential for new decision-making in politics: new roundtables (?)

Risk Society

3. individualization: the responsibility of individual choises

Beck: Reflexive modernization

predictability and control essential in industrial society

reflexive modernixation: the breakdown of the insurance systems

unpredictabilityindividualizationneed for new structures and politics

Beck:Reflexive modernization

identity: individual responsibility in one’s own life

new politics: new civil society foraglobalization: new intenational fora

for control

Bauman

uncertainty and unpredictability are increasing

ambivalence & controltrust and commitmentcommunity: the need to belong tosomethingindentity becomes important

Castells

Castells and identity: individual identity-collective identityidentity: process of construction of

meaning of the cultural attributes.. that are given priority over other sources of meaning at a certain time

Castells

legitimizing identity: institutionsresistance identity: communitiesproject identity: identity through

producing change in society