LEADER 03551nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910963378803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611722333 010 $a9781281722331 010 $a1281722332 010 $a9780300130294 010 $a0300130295 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300130294 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472149 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH23049658 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000102302 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11133143 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000102302 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10060181 035 $a(PQKB)10877371 035 $a(DE-B1597)485592 035 $a(OCoLC)952734402 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300130294 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3419899 035 $a(Perlego)1449237 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472149 100 $a20011105e20012000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe American paradox $espiritual hunger in an age of plenty /$fDavid G. Myers ; foreword by Martin E. Marty 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Haven ;$aLondon $cYale Nota Bene$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (430 p.) 300 $aOriginally published: New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2000. 311 08$a9780300081114 311 08$a0300081111 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tForeword --$tPreface --$t1. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times --$t2. The Sexual Swing --$t3. The Past and Future of Marriage --$t4. America's Children --$t5. Violence --$t6. Money and Misery --$t7. Individualism and Community --$t8. Media, Minds, and the Public Good --$t9. Educating for a Moral Compass --$t10. Faith and Society --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aFor 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." 606 $aSocial ethics$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xMoral conditions 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions 615 0$aSocial ethics 676 $a306.0973 700 $aMyers$b David G$0328638 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963378803321 996 $aThe American paradox$94355067 997 $aUNINA