The menu in society: Mediating structures of power and enchanting myths of individual sovereignty

被引：22

作者：

Korczynski, Marek ^{[1
]}

Ott, Ursula ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Loughborough Univ Technol, Sch Business, Loughborough LE11 3TU, Leics, England

来源：

SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION | 2006年 / 40卷 / 05期

关键词：

choice; critical sociology; individualism; mediation; power; society;

D O I：

10.1177/0038038506067514

中图分类号：

C91 [社会学];

学科分类号：

030301 ; 1204 ;

摘要：

We live in curious times. People's sense of individual autonomy co-exists with structures of power How do these two phenomena co-exist? An important answer to this lies in the menu. The menu operates as a key form of mediation I between people's sense of individual autonomy and larger structures of power, allowing both to co-exist. This article illustrates the operation of the menu in society within consumption, within production, and within citizenship. The article also considers how far the metaphor of the menu in society is compatible with important contemporary attempts to characterize the macro-nature of society The conclusion articulates how the metaphor of the menu in society can help open up the nature of society to critical investigation.

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页码：911 / 928

页数：18