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dc.contributor.authorSemple, Tara
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-18T14:21:12Z
dc.date.available2022-11-18T14:21:12Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifierONIX_20221118_9783658395360_57
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/59389
dc.description.abstractThis Open-Access-book utilises Hipsterism to demonstrate modes of identity, collectivity, conceptions and a whole spectrum of activities with varying degrees of commitment in contemporary society. Analysed through the lens of Modernity, Consumerism, and the New Spirit of Capitalism, it draws on qualitative research from two subsequent field stays in Berlin and is complemented by self-reflexion within the field. Young adults and their conceptions within modernity, capitalism and consumerism constitute a fundamental building block to understanding society. Little sociological work has been done in the field of Hipsterism, although it can function as a paradigm for western, affluent societies. With tools such as conscious consumption, conversations and ethical or creative work within a politically intended lifestyle, Hipsterism emerges as an attempt to navigate between individualism and collectivity. Resulting from these circumstances are a variety of forms of action, while searching for better ways to contribute and engage at the same time. Attempts to dissolve milieus and try to construct spaces where different cultures, classes and ethnicities are welcome might fail in spatial practice, but the practices in sum still leave a trace in (consumer) culture. All these activities hint at the potential of transformative and negotiating power that Hipsterism could have. This is an open access book.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesKultur und gesellschaftliche Praxis
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBA Social theoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studiesen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSR Social groups: religious groups and communitiesen_US
dc.subject.otherConsumerism effects of lifestyle in young adults
dc.subject.otherHipster lifestyle and practice
dc.subject.otherEmpirical Research of hipsters
dc.subject.otherCreativity and individualism in capitalism
dc.subject.otherPolitically intended lifestyles in modernity
dc.subject.otherConscious consumption in hipsters
dc.titleHipsterism
dc.title.alternativeA Paradigm for Modernity
dc.typebook
oapen.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-658-39536-0
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5
oapen.relation.isbn9783658395360
oapen.imprintSpringer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
oapen.pages192
oapen.place.publicationWiesbaden


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