| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 288 pages) |
| Contents |
Deep culture and democratic renewal -- Quandaries of individualism -- The justice of privilege -- Self-made men and women -- In America, all religions are true -- Ethnic ties that bind (loosely) -- Saving ourselves from materialism -- Venues for reflective democracy |
| Summary |
America was built on stories: tales of grateful immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, Horatio Alger-style transformations, self-made men, and the Protestant work ethic. In this new book, renowned sociologist Robert Wuthnow examines these most American of stories--narratives about individualism, immigration, success, religion, and ethnicity--through the eyes of recent immigrants. In doing so, he demonstrates how the "American mythos" has both legitimized American society and prevented it from fully realizing its ideals. This magisterial work is a reflection and meditation on the national conscio |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social values -- United States
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Social ethics -- United States
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Immigrants -- United States.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Immigrants
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Moral conditions
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Social ethics
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Social values
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Moral conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140383
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400827022 |
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1400827027 |
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