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Liquid Modernity - Ros Palmer - 21 Oct 2009

I love new terminology and have just discovered (thank to trendwatching.com) 'Liquid Modernity' by Polish sociologist Zymunt Bauman.

Says the article in trendwatching.com/briefing:

"Liquid Modernity" is Bauman's term for the present condition of the world as contrasted with the "solid" modernity that preceded it. According to Bauman, the passage from "solid" to "liquid" modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutions no longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as frames of reference for human actions and long-term life plans, so individuals have to find other ways to organize their lives.