This book investigates the concept of reflexive modernization and its impact on contemporary social structures. The work features discussions by three prominent social thinkers who explore how various aspects of modern society, including class formations, sex roles, and the nuclear family, are being altered or undermined by ongoing modernization processes. Reflexive modernization, defined as the way one form of modernization affects and changes another, is presented as a key concept with far-reaching implications for social and cultural theory. The book aims to demonstrate these wide-ranging implications through its analysis.

The book is presented as a provocative examination of how modernization reshapes societal structures. The subject matter suggests a dense, analytical text intended for readers engaged with social and cultural theory. The focus on established thinkers and complex concepts points to a work that contributes to academic discourse in sociology and philosophy.