Essays about: "liquid modernity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words liquid modernity.

1. 1. "I am the opposite of progress” – A discussion about Bauman’s Liquid Modernity through the lens of Yellowstone

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

   Author : Marianne Gabrielsson; [2023-07-06]
   Keywords : conservatism; liquid modernity; Bauman; Yellowstone; sociology through literature;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose is to problematize how to use conservatism as counterforce to Liquid Modernity by answering two research questions. - What critique against liquid modernity can be identified in Yellowstone? - How does Yellowstone articulate conservatism as counterforce against monetary interests and profit. READ MORE

3. 2. Embracing Uncertainty

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Krystian Malada; [2023]
   Keywords : Job; Work; Uncertainty; Nowa Huta; Cracow;

   Abstract : The future of industrial sites and people who work there is increasingly uncertain due to rapidly changing economic conditions. Zygmunt Bauman's theory of "liquid modernity" emphasizes the need for flexibility in this context, since those who cannot adapt to quickly changing global structures risk being left behind and uncertain about their future. READ MORE

4. 3. A Capabilities Approach to Late Modernity : Flexibility, Singularity, and Human Flourishing in the Labor Market

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Paula Gürtler; [2022]
   Keywords : Applied Ethics; Capabilities Approach; Late Modernity; Labor Market; Flexibility; Singularity;

   Abstract : In my paper, I argue that the underlying social ideals of the late modern labor market, namely flexibility and singularity, undermine human flourishing as conceptualized by Martha C. Nussbaum. It is on these grounds, that we should be critical of late modernity. READ MORE

5. 4. Relationships in TV-drama series : Understanding contemporary portrayals of couples

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Henrik Jodén; [2022]
   Keywords : TV-drama series; romantic relationships; risk mentality; individualization;

   Abstract : Almost everyone has some experience of seeing fictional couples in visual entertainment media. A large body of research has investigated the relationship depictions and their effects on how people perceive their own relationships. READ MORE

6. 5. Filling the Void: Investigating the Impact of The Digital Society on Generation Z’s Relationships

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Joana Gama Filho; Melanie Hopkins; [2018]
   Keywords : Critical Studies; Consumer Culture Studies; Postmodernism; Internet; Love; Interpersonal Relationships; Social Media; Dating Apps; Tinder; Digital Society; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this research is to contribute to the knowledge about Generation Z in the consumer society context, through a critical investigation of the possible negative impacts of the internalization of the consumerist mentality within the digital capitalist society. This is relevant since such internalization could interfere with the capacity of individuals to maintain long-term relations and influences their overall wellbeing through the stimulation of anxiety, loneliness, sense of inadequacy, and fleeting actions, among others. READ MORE