Individualisierung: Statusunsicherheit Und Erfahrungsvielfalt

Individualisation has been at the centre of debate about social change in West Germany since the mid-1980s. This German-language book looks at the processes by which people are pulled out of familiar contexts, and at how the structural break in East Germany strengthened those processes.

Peter A. Berger argues that the meaning and reach of these processes cannot be captured by static descriptions of social structure. The subtitle, roughly 'status insecurity and diversity of experience', points to the book's two main themes. According to the publisher's text, the work draws on life-course and mobility research.

This edition is published by Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften under ISBN-13 9783531127903.