Democratic Culture and Moral Character A Study in Culture and Personality /
This book returns critical theory to its roots in both psychology and the social sciences. It shows some of the relationships between equality in a political and social sense and personal identity that either relates well to such equality, or rebels against it. All this reflects processes of social...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6754-6 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword; Prof. C. Fred Alford
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Part I.� Democracy and Character
- Chapter 2. Understanding Democracy as a Prerequisite for Spreading Democracy
- Chapter 3. The Faking of Charisma and Decadence: Cultural Decay Through the Ages
- Chapter 4. Modernity and Intimacy
- Chapter 5. How Nationalism is Similar to Juvenile Delinquency
- Part II. Pragmatism and Character
- Chapter 6. Pragmatism as the Basis of American Culture in an Individualistic Society
- Chapter 7. Formal and Informal Uses of Law for Ensuring Personal Freedom: A Short Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Part III. The Evolution of Democratic Character and Culture
- Chapter 8. Limited Alternatives and Personal Identity:� The Relation Between Freedom and Personal Responsibility
- Chapter 9. America as a Post-Feudal Society, or How to Relate to the Islamic World
- Chapter 10. Personal Versus Impersonal Forms of Exploitation.-Part IV. Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Politics from the Bottom Up, Rather Than the Top Down
- Chapter 12. Means and Ends in Personal Relationships
- Chapter 13. The Sense of Self in Democratic Societies
- Chapter 14. A Basic Summary on Social Evolution and Character
- Bibliography.