Liquid times – living in an age of uncertainty explores the sources of the endemic uncertainty which shapes our lives today, and Bauman provides the reader with a brief and accessible introduction to his highly original account, developed at greater length in his previous books, of life in our liquid modern times. The book offers deep insights into post-modern life. The book is Bauman’s own attempt to provide an overview and summary of the themes he has developed throughout his career as an outstanding and original social theorist. Liquid times – living in an age of uncertainty is perfect for undergraduate students and readers coming to Bauman’s work for the first time.
Navn: Liquid times – living in an age of uncertainty
Utgivelse: 2011
Forfattere: Zygmunt Bauman
Tema: #Faglitteratur #karriereveileder #karrierelæringforvoksne #forveiledere
Om boken:
The passage from ‘solid’ to ‘liquid’ modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans. Individuals have to find other ways to organize their lives. They must splice together an unending series of short-term projects and episodes that don’t add up to the kind of sequence to which concepts like ‘career’ and ‘progress’ could meaningfully be applied. Such fragmented lives require individuals to be flexible and adaptable – to be constantly ready and willing to change tactics at short notice, to abandon commitments and loyalties without regret and to pursue opportunities according to their current availability. In liquid modernity the individual must act, plan actions and calculate the likely gains and losses of acting (or failing to act) under conditions of endemic uncertainty.
