The Time of the Tribes

The Decline of Individualism in Mass Society
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-8039-8474-5
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 301 g

Reihe: Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society

In this exciting book Michel Maffesoli argues that the conventional approaches to understanding solidarity and society are deeply flawed. He contends that mass culture has disintegrated and that today social existence is conducted through fragmented tribal groupings, organized around the catchwords, brand-names and sound-bites of consumer culture. The book provides a rich backcloth against which to consider the rise of `identity politics' and the `proliferation of lifestyle cultures'.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maffesoli, Michel

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Rob Shields
Masses or Tribes
By Way of Introduction
The Emotional Community
Research Arguments
The Underground Puissance
Sociality vs the Social
Tribalism
Polyculturalism
Of Proxemics
Appendix: The Thinking of the Public Square

Über Autor(innen)

Maffesoli, Michel
Michel Maffesoli is Professor of Sociology at the Centre d'Etudes sur l'Actuel at le Quotidean, UER de Sciences Sociales, Paris.