The chrysalis effect : the metamorphosis of global culture / / Philip Slater

• Autore: Slater Philip E (Philip Elliot), <1927-2013.>
• Pubblicazione: Brighton ; ; Portland, Or., : Sussex Academic Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.01
• Soggetto topico: Social change; Globalization - Social aspects; Metamorphosis - Social aspects; Social history - 1970-; Civilization, Modern - 1950-; Social change - United States; Globalization - Social aspects - United States; Metamorphosis - Social aspects - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social conditions 1980-; United States Civilization 1970-
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-232) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I - The Way It Works -- 1: In the Middle of the Bridge -- 2: The Way of Change: Purity Destroys -- Part II - The Effects -- 3: On Gender Concepts: Is Stupidity Masculine? -- 4: On Thinking: Becoming a Verb -- 5: On Authority: Getting Out From Under -- 6: On Our Psyches: The Illusion of Control -- 7: On Warfare: The Decaying Glory -- 8: On Religion: Back to Nature -- Part III - Where We're Heading -- 9: Is America's Decline Reversible? -- 10: Changing How We Change -- Appendix: The Rise and Decline of Control Culture: A Brief History -- Notes -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Shows that the chaos and conflict experienced world-wide are the result of a global cultural metamorphosis, one which has accelerated so rapidly over the decades as to provoke fierce resistance. This book explains the metamorphosis of global culture whereby old cultural assumptions are challenged and innovations are seen as a social ill.
• Titolo autorizzato: The chrysalis effect
• ISBN: 1-78284-090-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810320303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II