| The Time of the Tribes: The Decline of Individualism in Mass Society Contributor(s): Maffesoli, Michel (Author) |
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ISBN: 080398474X ISBN-13: 9780803984745 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: Do individuals construct their own identities in contemporary consumer culture? In this volume, one of the world's leading sociologists questions the idea that individualism is a defining feature of modernity. The Time of Tribes presents a new, truly sociological theory of modern identity. Author Michel Maffesoli contends that the insistence on the end of collective ideals conceals a complex state of affairs. He brilliantly demonstrates that while the old determinants of identity such as class have indeed faded, there are new tribal determinants. He shows how contemporary identities are now composed of a multiplicity of experiences, representations, and everyday emotions. Sexual, political, or professional identities are being replaced by processes of identification with groups, with sentiments, and with fashions. He shows how tribal groupings--musical, sporting, or touristic--emerge in the midst of mass society and goes on to explore the possible reasons for this new social dynamic from the rise of new communication technologies to the resurgence of older values such as religious identification. This unique book is essential reading for advanced students in social theory, culture studies, and sociology. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 302.5 |
| LCCN: 95072465 |
| Series: Published in Association with Theory, Culture & Society |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.18" W x 9.18" (0.64 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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′. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maffesoli, Michel: - Michel Maffesoli is Professor of Sociology at the Centre d'Etudes sur l'Actuel at le Quotidean, UER de Sciences Sociales, Paris. |