Poczucie bezpieczeństwa ontologicznego. Uwarunkowania społeczno-kulturowe

Opis książki:

This book is devoted to the process of developing the sense of ontological safety, which is always conditioned by the socio-cultural context, in which the subject {defined as an individual or as a society) functions. The characteristics of this context are the most important elements impacting a person s attitude to the wider social reality surrounding him or her. My work examines contrasts in the ontological safety provided by modern societies compared to post-modern societies.
A. Giddens (2002) proposed an understanding of ontological safety which is defined as: the conviction of the subject about the predictability of the external world, based on routine actions performed by the participants of a given culture. In fact, the process described here is only possible in the traditional societies, not touched by the transitions connected with development of post-modernity, which is characterised by enormous relativism and changeability. Traditional societies, whose functions have always been strongly connected with the rhythm set by the world of nature, did not tolerate breaking or even deviating from the rules or other expressions of individualism.
Taking into account the nature of post-modernity, I propose to define ontological safety as the strengthening by predictability of cultural events (which is created based on the routine activities performed by the members of a given culture) the conviction that it is possible to trust, most of all oneself and one s skills, (but also other subjects active in the social life), as well as the adequacy of their application in the social life to perform instrumental tasks.

Książka "Poczucie bezpieczeństwa ontologicznego. Uwarunkowania społeczno-kulturowe" - Hanna Mamzer - oprawa twarda - Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM. Książka posiada 322 stron i została wydana w 2008 r.