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The Resource Post society : social life after the pandemic, Carlo Bordoni ; translated by Wendy Doherty

Post society : social life after the pandemic, Carlo Bordoni ; translated by Wendy Doherty

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Our societies are in transition, spurred on by a pandemic that disrupted many aspects of the social world we once took for granted. We've left behind the 'solid modernity' of the twentieth century and even the 'liquid modernity' so brilliantly analysed by Zygmunt Bauman, but what kind of society is now taking shape around us? In this highly original reflection on the current state of our world, Carlo Bordoni argues that we are on the threshold of 'post-society', a condition in which social distancing becomes the norm, real social relations are diminishing in favour of those mediated by technology, existential loneliness is becoming widespread, and we find ourselves voluntarily submitting to new forms of surveillance and control in the hope of increasing our security. Emotions are increasingly assuming a central role in social life, not only because of the growing prevalence of social media, which provide platforms for the public expression of emotion, but also because emotions have been freed from the 'repression of emotionality' that had characterized modern society. While many of these developments are rooted in broader social transformations, they were all deepened and accelerated by the pandemic, which propelled us headlong into a brave new world where social relations are sustained without physical contact but with intense communication. This is the new post-social condition: more humanity, less sociality. --
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  • eng
  • ita
  • eng
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182 pages
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  • First published in Italian by Luiss University Press, 2021
  • Translated from Italian
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9781509553907
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Post society : social life after the pandemic
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Post society
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social life after the pandemic
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Carlo Bordoni ; translated by Wendy Doherty
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  • eng
  • ita
  • eng
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Our societies are in transition, spurred on by a pandemic that disrupted many aspects of the social world we once took for granted. We've left behind the 'solid modernity' of the twentieth century and even the 'liquid modernity' so brilliantly analysed by Zygmunt Bauman, but what kind of society is now taking shape around us? In this highly original reflection on the current state of our world, Carlo Bordoni argues that we are on the threshold of 'post-society', a condition in which social distancing becomes the norm, real social relations are diminishing in favour of those mediated by technology, existential loneliness is becoming widespread, and we find ourselves voluntarily submitting to new forms of surveillance and control in the hope of increasing our security. Emotions are increasingly assuming a central role in social life, not only because of the growing prevalence of social media, which provide platforms for the public expression of emotion, but also because emotions have been freed from the 'repression of emotionality' that had characterized modern society. While many of these developments are rooted in broader social transformations, they were all deepened and accelerated by the pandemic, which propelled us headlong into a brave new world where social relations are sustained without physical contact but with intense communication. This is the new post-social condition: more humanity, less sociality. --
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Bordoni, Carlo
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  • Social change
  • COVID-19 (Disease)
  • COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
  • Civilization, Modern
  • Sociology
  • Social psychology
  • Technology and civilization
  • Technological innovations
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Post society : social life after the pandemic, Carlo Bordoni ; translated by Wendy Doherty
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  • First published in Italian by Luiss University Press, 2021
  • Translated from Italian
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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on1295807337
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24 cm
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182 pages
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9781509553907
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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(OCoLC)1295807337
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Post society : social life after the pandemic, Carlo Bordoni ; translated by Wendy Doherty
Publication
Note
  • First published in Italian by Luiss University Press, 2021
  • Translated from Italian
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1295807337
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
182 pages
Isbn
9781509553907
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
System control number
(OCoLC)1295807337

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