The Capitalist Personality : Face-to-Face Sociality and Economic Change in the Post-Communist World.

This book reveals the ambivalent repercussions of capitalist culture on interpersonal relationships in the post-communist world. Most observers tend to blame modern corruption, narcissism, and egoism in these new market societies on their communist pasts. This comparative analysis shows how the capi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Swader, Christopher S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge advances in sociology.
Temas:
Post-communism > Social aspects.
Social values > Former communist countries.
Capitalism > Social aspects > Former communist countries.
Postcommunisme > Aspect social.
Valeurs sociales > Anciens pays communistes.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Capitalism > Social aspects
Economic history
Post-communism > Social aspects
Social conditions
Social values
Former communist countries > Social conditions.
Former communist countries > Economic conditions.
Anciens pays communistes > Conditions sociales.
Anciens pays communistes > Conditions économiques.
Former communist countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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