Beck Ulrich, Lau Christoph
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.
Br J Sociol. 2005 Dec;56(4):525-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2005.00082.x.
In this article we are reformulating the theory of reflexive modernization as an empirical research programme and summarize some of the most recent findings which have been produced by a research consortium in Munich (integrating four universities, funded by the German Research Society (DFG)). On this basis we reject the idea that Western societies at the beginning of the twenty-first century move from the modern to the post-modern. We argue that there has been no clear break with the basic principles of modernity but rather a transformation of basic institutions of modernity such as the nation-state and the nuclear family. We would suggest, therefore, that what we are witnessing is a second modernity. Finally, we reform the theory of reflexive modernization in reaction to three uttered objections.
在本文中，我们将反思性现代化理论重新表述为一个实证研究项目，并总结慕尼黑一个研究联盟（由四所大学组成，由德国研究基金会（DFG）资助）产生的一些最新研究结果。在此基础上，我们驳斥了21世纪初西方社会正从现代向后现代转变的观点。我们认为，与现代性的基本原则并没有明显的决裂，而是现代性的基本制度如民族国家和核心家庭发生了转变。因此，我们认为我们正在见证的是第二次现代性。最后，我们针对提出的三个反对意见对反思性现代化理论进行了修正。
