{"id":802,"date":"2019-05-15T17:18:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T08:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/?p=802"},"modified":"2019-05-16T12:56:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T03:56:56","slug":"from-couples-to-clothes-the-lack-of-individualization-in-the-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/2019\/05\/15\/from-couples-to-clothes-the-lack-of-individualization-in-the-west\/","title":{"rendered":"From Couples to Clothes: The Lack of Individualization in the West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colloquium in May 2019<\/p>\n<p>Yodanis, Carrie (Professor, Department of Sociology at UBC, Canada)<\/p>\n<p>Individualization, valuing individual\u2019s unique identities and freedom over social rules, is often regarded as one of the main elements in the Western, especially U.S. culture.\u00a0However, in Americans\u2019 everyday lives, it is difficult to find evidence for individualization as defined above, even in their intimate relationships and fashions.\u00a0In dating or marriage, couples prioritize their common interests and activities over those of each individual and share similar life style with other couples, such as living and sleeping together.\u00a0This pattern is also found in cohabitation or same-sex marriage, which are often regarded as alternatives to the traditional institution of marriage.\u00a0Also, regarding fashions, Americans follow certain rules based on their social characteristics, such as class, race, gender, and age. Even in a group against the mainstream culture, among the group members it is found a certain level of similarity in their fashion. Based on these arguments, Professor Yodanis suggests a new definition of individualization: more freedom to choose which group you associate with and which rules to follow, rather than \u2018complete\u2019 independence from collective constraints.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c41-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-804 size-large\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c41-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c41-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c41-360x240.jpg 360w, 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sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c43-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-806 size-large\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c43-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c43-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c43-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c43-360x240.jpg 360w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c43-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c44-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-807 size-large\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c44-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c44-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c44-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c44-360x240.jpg 360w, http:\/\/inequality.kr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/3_\ubcf8\ubb38\uc0ac\uc9c44-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colloquium in May 2019 Yodanis, Carrie (Professor, Department of Sociology at UBC, Canada) Individualization, valuing individual\u2019s unique identities and freedom over social rules, is often regarded as one of the main elements in the Western, especially U.S. culture.\u00a0However, in Americans\u2019 everyday lives, it is difficult to find evidence for individualization 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