The transformation of our conduct of life: One aspect of the three epochs of Western modernity
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The transformation of our conduct of life : One aspect of the three epochs of Western modernity. / Carleheden, Mikael.
In: Distinktion : Scandinavian Journal of Social Theory, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2006, p. 55-75.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The transformation of our conduct of life
T2 - One aspect of the three epochs of Western modernity
AU - Carleheden, Mikael
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In this article a concept of structural transformation is worked out and applied on the history of modernity. It involves a distinction between abstract modernity and epochs of realized modernities. The general theory of a structural transformation of modernity is applied on a special case; the transformation of the modern conduct of life in the West, The Weberian concept ‘conduct of life’ is today almost forgotten, but the author argues that it is a very useful conceptual tool for grasping crucial aspects of everyday life. These theoretical points of departure are then related to some classical American sociological investigations, but also to recent investigations. The result is a division of the history of conduct of life in Western modernity in three different epochs: the age of asceticism, the age of organization and the age of authenticity.
AB - In this article a concept of structural transformation is worked out and applied on the history of modernity. It involves a distinction between abstract modernity and epochs of realized modernities. The general theory of a structural transformation of modernity is applied on a special case; the transformation of the modern conduct of life in the West, The Weberian concept ‘conduct of life’ is today almost forgotten, but the author argues that it is a very useful conceptual tool for grasping crucial aspects of everyday life. These theoretical points of departure are then related to some classical American sociological investigations, but also to recent investigations. The result is a division of the history of conduct of life in Western modernity in three different epochs: the age of asceticism, the age of organization and the age of authenticity.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 55
EP - 75
JO - Distinktion
JF - Distinktion
SN - 1600-910X
IS - 2
ER -
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