Late modern
Late modernity is a term used to characterize the current social living conditions and relationships. In contrast to the term postmodernism , it is assumed that the present is to be understood as a consequence of modernity . The best known sociological proponent of this view is Anthony Giddens . Late modern societies, according to Giddens, are shaped by the expansion and development of the same social forces that structured earlier forms of modern social life. However, a loss of traditional ties can be observed, whereby the individual (and no longer the general public) becomes the new center of agency and responsibility. This development leads loudlyAndreas Reckwitz on a "singularized way of life", which includes a striving for uniqueness, for extraordinary achievements. But not only individuals, but entire social classes and milieus , communities and cities, collectives and nations are forced to present themselves as something “special” in the late modern era.
literature
- Anthony Giddens : Critical Theory of the Late Modern Age . Passagen-Verlag. Vienna 1992, ISBN 978-3-900767-78-5 .
- Thomas Assheuer : The modern age is over. But what's next? Why scientists are talking about post-democracy and late capitalism again. A handout . In: Die Zeit, 31/2012, 26 July 2012.
- Andreas Reckwitz : The Society of Singularities. On the structural change of modernity . Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2017. ISBN 978-3-518-58706-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lemma: Late Modernity . In: Lexicon of Geography, Spektrum.de
- ↑ Late modernity. Anthony Giddens . Social theory re-wired. Routledge.
- ↑ Peter Flick. Review of 08/13/2018 to: Andreas Reckwitz: The Society of Singularities. On the structural change of modernity. Suhrkamp Verlag (Berlin) 2017. In: socialnet reviews, ISSN 2190-9245, accessed on September 5, 2019.