Alienation and the Carnivalization of Society
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Social Psychology, Interpersonal Relations, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781136618338 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 23, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781136618338 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 23, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective, revisiting classic treatments of the topic (Marx, Simmel, Weber) and exploring its relevance to understanding post-modern consumer society. It examines the escapist potentials for good and for ill in modern society - those fostered by commercial interests, and those maintained by individuals and groups as their form of resisting alienation.
This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective, revisiting classic treatments of the topic (Marx, Simmel, Weber) and exploring its relevance to understanding post-modern consumer society. It examines the escapist potentials for good and for ill in modern society - those fostered by commercial interests, and those maintained by individuals and groups as their form of resisting alienation.
