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<p>Main task of the paper is to recall sociologist and philosopher – Zygmunt Bauman’s observations and concepts on the fears, anxieties, and uncertainties that appear in the modern world. Main focus was directed to Europe as Bauman was particularly concerned about its future and its role in the global society. The paper is illustrated using current examples from political, social, and economic life to confirm and/or negate Bauman’s concepts. We ask: are fears stable or changeable? Are they stronger or weaker? Are they constant, coming to an end, or are they replaced by new ones? Additionally, we confront Bauman’s concepts with the ideas of other sociologists who applied the interpretative perspective.</p>
<p>We define fear following Bauman’s various proposals, and we distinguish many kinds of fears, giving examples from Western societies and socio-economic realities during the time of globalization. We refer to a few relevant sociological concepts to understand Bauman’s view better, e.g. the strategy of detour or the term of generalized other. In conclusions, we state that most fears remain the same (especially ontological ones). However, in the 21st century, we can observe the emergence of new ones (also artificial ones).</p>
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Main task of the paper is to recall sociologist and philosopher – Zygmunt Bauman’s observations and concepts on the fears, anxieties, and uncertainties that appear in the modern world. Main focus was directed to Europe as Bauman was particularly concerned about its future and its role in the global society. The paper is illustrated using current examples from political, social, and economic life to confirm and/or negate Bauman’s concepts. We ask: are fears stable or changeable? Are they stronger or weaker? Are they constant, coming to an end, or are they replaced by new ones? Additionally, we confront Bauman’s concepts with the ideas of other sociologists who applied the interpretative perspective.
We define fear following Bauman’s various proposals, and we distinguish many kinds of fears, giving examples from Western societies and socio-economic realities during the time of globalization. We refer to a few relevant sociological concepts to understand Bauman’s view better, e.g. the strategy of detour or the term of generalized other. In conclusions, we state that most fears remain the same (especially ontological ones). However, in the 21st century, we can observe the emergence of new ones (also artificial ones).

Fears in the Light of Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Post-Modernity

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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Main task of the paper is to recall sociologist and philosopher – Zygmunt Bauman’s observations and concepts on the fears, anxieties, and uncertainties that...

Fears in the Light of Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Post-Modernity

Published Online: Dec 30, 2022

Page range: 451 - 473

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2022-0023

Keywords
Zygmunt Bauman, liquid modernity, sociology of fear, ontological insecurity, economic fears, political anxieties

© 2022 Paulina Matera et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Fears in the Light of Zygmunt Bauman’s Liquid Post-Modernity

Published Online: Dec 30, 2022

Page range: 451 - 473

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2022-0023

KeywordsZygmunt Bauman, liquid modernity, sociology of fear, ontological insecurity, economic fears, political anxieties

© 2022 Paulina Matera et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Zygmunt Bauman, liquid modernity, sociology of fear, ontological insecurity, economic fears, political anxieties