03391nam 22005655 450 991077782840332120221108080824.01-281-72233-297866117223330-300-13029-510.12987/9780300130294(CKB)1000000000472149(StDuBDS)AH23049658(SSID)ssj0000102302(PQKBManifestationID)11133143(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102302(PQKBWorkID)10060181(PQKB)10877371(DE-B1597)485592(OCoLC)952734402(DE-B1597)9780300130294(MiAaPQ)EBC3419899(EXLCZ)99100000000047214920200424h20082008 fg engur|||||||||||txtccrThe American Paradox Spiritual Hunger in an Age of Plenty /David G. MyersNew Haven, CT :Yale University Press,[2008]©20081 online resource (430 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-08111-1 Front matter --Contents --Foreword --Preface --1. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times --2. The Sexual Swing --3. The Past and Future of Marriage --4. America's Children --5. Violence --6. Money and Misery --7. Individualism and Community --8. Media, Minds, and the Public Good --9. Educating for a Moral Compass --10. Faith and Society --Epilogue --Notes --IndexFor Americans entering the twenty-first century, it is the best of times and the worst of times. Material wealth is at record levels, yet disturbing social problems reflect a deep spiritual poverty. In this compelling book, well-known social psychologist David G. Myers asks how this paradox has come to be and, more important, how we can spark social renewal and dream a new American dream. Myers explores the research on social ills from the 1960's through the 1990's and concludes that the materialism and radical individualism of this period have cost us dearly, imperiling our children, corroding general civility, and diminishing our happiness. However, in the voices of public figures and ordinary citizens he now hears a spirit of optimism. The national dialogue is shifting-away from the expansion of personal rights and toward enhancement of communal civility, away from efforts to raise self-esteem and toward attempts to arouse social responsibility, away from "whose values?" and toward "our values." Myers analyzes in detail the research on educational and other programs that deal with social problems, explaining which seem to work and why. He then offers positive and well-reasoned advice, suggesting that a renewed social ecology for America will rest on policies that balance "me thinking" with "we thinking."Social ethicsUnited StatesCommunitarianismUnited StatesUnited StatesMoral conditionsSocial ethicsCommunitarianism306/.0973Myers David G.authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut328638DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910777828403321The American Paradox3762625UNINA