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

(Part of the Routledge Advances in Sociology Series)

by Christopher Swader

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1138920673

ISBN13:9781138920675

Release Date:May 2015

Publisher:Routledge

Length:238 Pages

Weight:0.78 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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