The capitalist personality : face-to-face sociality and economic change in the post-communist world / / Christopher S. Swader

• Autore: Swader Christopher
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 306
• Soggetto topico: Post-communism - Social aspects; Social values - Former communist countries; Capitalism - Social aspects - Former communist countries
• Soggetto geografico: Former communist countries Social conditions; Former communist countries Economic conditions
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Capitalist Personality Face-to-Face Sociality and Economic Change in the Post-Communist World; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Permissions; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Becoming Homo-Economicus; 3 "The Wall in the Head": Mechanisms of De-socialization; 4 The Chinese, Russian, and Eastern German Contexts: Social Values and Economic Change; 5 Individualism, Ambition, and Work; 6 "Get Rich First!": Materialism and Consumerism; 7 Family Relationships and Friendship; 8 Morality, Religion, and Politics; 9 The Wild West? ; 10 Discussion: Ambivalent Individualization and Capitalist CultureAppendix A: Methods; Appendix B: T-test Results; Appendix C: Results on Social Values and Gender; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Modern capitalism favors values that undermine our face-to-face bonds with friends and family members. Focusing on the post-communist world, and comparing it to more ""developed"" societies, this book reveals the mixed effects of capitalist culture on interpersonal relationships. While most observers blame the egoism and asocial behavior found in new free-market societies on their communist pasts, this work shows how relationships are also threatened by the profit orientations and personal ambition unleashed by economic development. Successful people in societies as diverse as China, Russia
• Titolo autorizzato: The capitalist personality
• ISBN: 1-135-10067-5; 1-283-94179-1; 0-203-07271-5; 1-135-10068-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786073103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Sociology