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The Lonely Crowd
A Study of the Changing American Character
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2020
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“The Lonely Crowd . . . remains not only the best-selling book by a professional sociologist in American history, but arguably one that has had the widest influence on the nation at large.”—Orlando Patterson, New York Times
“As accessible as it is acute, The Lonely Crowd is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand American society. After half a century, this book has lost none of its capacity to make sense of how we live.”—Todd Gitlin
Considered by many to be one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, The Lonely Crowd opened exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the problems confronting the individual in twentieth-century America. Richard Sennett’s new introduction illuminates the ways in which Riesman’s analysis of a middle class obsessed with how others lived still resonates in the age of social media.
“As accessible as it is acute, The Lonely Crowd is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand American society. After half a century, this book has lost none of its capacity to make sense of how we live.”—Todd Gitlin
Considered by many to be one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, The Lonely Crowd opened exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the problems confronting the individual in twentieth-century America. Richard Sennett’s new introduction illuminates the ways in which Riesman’s analysis of a middle class obsessed with how others lived still resonates in the age of social media.
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David Riesman (1909–2002) was Henry Ford II Professor of Social Sciences at Harvard University. Nathan Glazer (1923–2019) was professor of education and sociology at Harvard University. Reuel Denney (1913–1995) was professor of English and American studies at the University of Hawaii. Richard Sennett is a professor of sociology at both New York University and the London School of Economics.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Introduction
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Twenty Years After — A Second Preface
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Preface to the 1961 Edition
xxix - PART ONE: CHARACTER
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Chapter I. Some Types of Character and Society
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Chapter II. From Morality to Morale: Changes in the Agents of Character Formation
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Chapter III. A Jury of Their Peers: Changes in the Agents of Character Formation (Continued )
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Chapter IV. Storytellers as Tutors in Technique: Changes in the Agents of Character Formation (Continued )
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Chapter V. The Inner-directed Round of Life
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Chapter VI. The Other-directed Round of Life: From Invisible Hand to Glad Hand
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Chapter VII. The Other-directed Round of Life (Continued): The Night Shift
123 - PART TWO : POLITICS
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Chapter VIII. Tradition-directed, Inner-directed, and Other-directed Political Styles: Indifferents, Moralizers, Inside-dopesters
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Chapter IX. Political Persuasions: Indignation and Tolerance
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Chapter X. Images of Power
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Chapter XI. Americans and Kwakiutls
198 - PART THREE: AUTONOMY
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Chapter XII. Adjustment or Autonomy?
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Chapter XIII. False Personalization: Obstacles to Autonomy in Work
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Chapter XIV. Enforced Privatization: Obstacles to Autonomy in Play
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Chapter XV. The Problem of Competence: Obstacles to Autonomy in Play (Continued)
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Chapter XVI. Autonomy and Utopia
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Notes
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Index
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March 17, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9780300253474
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Abridged and Revised Edition
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