The city as an environment for postmodern values formation: theoretical ground of a hypothesis

Abstract

The article deals with theoretical argumentation of the hypothesis that the conditions for the postmodern values formation exist in cities, in groups, whose activities are connected with the global post-industrial economy. The article discusses various theories of post-modern society: «Post-Industrial society» (D. Bell, P Drucker and others), «informational society» (Y. Masuda), «third wave» (A. Toffler), «global society» (Z. Bauman, U. Beck, R. Robertson), «space of flows» (M. Castells), «disorganized capitalism» (S. Lash, J. Urry), «high modernity» (E. Giddens), «postmodernism» (J.-F. Lyotard) and others. The authors use the interpretation of postmodern values by R. Inglehart and results of the World Values Survey. The hypothesis is argued with the use of the ideas of M. Castells (about «cosmopolitan elites» and «local masses»), R. Florida (about «creative class»), E. Soja (about «synekism»), as well as the results of sociological researches of the Ukrainian society, carried out by leading sociological centers during the events of Euromaidan and Revolution of dignity.