Privatised World

In The Privatised World (first published in 1978), Arthur Brittan argues that the experience of privatisation in contemporary society is reflected in sociology by the proliferation of social theories which appear to be obsessed with the self and consciousness.

List of contents

1. Introduction: the negation of the self Part one 2. Everyday life and reality 3. Privatisation and fragmentation Part two 4. The biographical self 5. Identity and illusion 6. A concrete humanism? 7. Addendum: Private readings and the dictatorship of the script

About the author

Arthur Brittan, at the time of the first publication, was Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York. He is the author of Meanings and Situations (1973).

Summary

In The Privatised World (first published in 1978), Arthur Brittan argues that the experience of privatisation in contemporary society is reflected in sociology by the proliferation of social theories which appear to be obsessed with the self and consciousness.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Brittan, Brittan Arthur
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032868974
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3286897-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Social, group or collective psychology