01116nam--2200313---450099000106919020331620020417115313.0000106919USA01000106919(ALEPH)000106919USA0100010691920020417d19761974km-y0ENGy0103----baengDEEmpirical distributions and processesselected papers from a meeting at Oberwolfach, March 28- April 3, 1976edited by P. Gaenssler and P. RévészBerlinSpringer verlag1976146 p.ill.24 cmLecture notes in mathematics566Most of the papers in this volume were presented at the Oberwolfach-Meeting on "Mathematical Stochatistics"2001Lecture notes in mathematics566ITsalbcISBD990001069190203316510 LNM 5669113 CBS5100009113BKSCIPATTY9020020417USA011153PATRY9020040406USA011714Empirical distributions and processes80714UNISA03551nam 2200625Ia 450 991096337880332120200520144314.09786611722333978128172233112817223329780300130294030013029510.12987/9780300130294(CKB)1000000000472149(StDuBDS)AH23049658(SSID)ssj0000102302(PQKBManifestationID)11133143(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102302(PQKBWorkID)10060181(PQKB)10877371(DE-B1597)485592(OCoLC)952734402(DE-B1597)9780300130294(MiAaPQ)EBC3419899(Perlego)1449237(EXLCZ)99100000000047214920011105e20012000 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe American paradox spiritual hunger in an age of plenty /David G. Myers ; foreword by Martin E. Marty1st ed.New Haven ;London Yale Nota Bene20011 online resource (430 p.)Originally published: New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2000.9780300081114 0300081111 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 StatesUnited StatesMoral conditionsUnited StatesSocial conditionsSocial ethics306.0973Myers David G328638MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963378803321The American paradox4355067UNINA