bookJan 1, 2007Closed access

The Vertigo of Late Modernity

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Abstract

Engaging with some of the most pressing issues facing society today, Jock Young explores the insecurities of status and of economic position. He explains how modern society attempts to explain deviant behaviour - whether it be crime, terrorism or riots - in terms of motivations and desires which are separate and distinct from the 'normal'

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Keywords
  • Sociology
  • Gender studies
  • Humiliation
  • Modernity
  • Underclass
  • Oppression
  • Politics
  • Criminology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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