Second Modernity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077859 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mads P Sørensen (0000-0003-2455-2515, Aarhus University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos1357 |
| OpenAlex | W4236914569 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Second modernity is a concept coined by the German sociologist Ulrich Beck. According to Beck, we have, since the 1960s, slowly moved away from a first, linear industrial phase of modernity into a second, reflexive phase, which he calls second modernity . The shift from first to second modernity reflects a transformation from industrial to risk society
Art · Epistemology · Modernity · Sociology · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |