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Drawing on the thought of Hoffer and Durkheim, this volume analyses the responses of populations in Western societies who feel that changes in the racial, religious, and ethnic make-up of society threaten their way of life, employing the concepts of 'anomie' and 'the true believer' to understand the fractious nature of contemporary society.
List of contents
Prologue to Section 1 1. Anomie and True Believers 2. Dysfunctional and Functional Responses 3. Anomie, True Believers, and Replacement Epilogue to Section 1 Prologue to Section 2 4. European True Believers and Xenophobia 5. American Freedom, Salad Bowls, and Xenophobia Epilogue to Section 2: Examples from Europe and North America Prologue to Section 3: Reactions and Tensions 6. Critical Race Theory: From Rhetoric to Dialogue 7. The Cancel Culture Movement Epilogue to Section 3 Prologue to Section 4 8. For What It’s Worth: Missteps that Multiply Problems 9. Getting What You Need: Keeping an Eye on the Prize Epilogue to Section 4 Prologue to Section 5 10 Dialectics without a Synthesis: The Challenge of Finding Common Ground 11 Beyond the U-Shaped Curve: A Continuum of Moral and Ethical Thought 12 Insider Attitudes, Outsiders Views, and Lens of Psychology Epilogue to Section 5 A Summary and Final Word
About the author
Alf H. Walle is a consultant focusing upon business anthropology and a longtime college professor of business, psychology, and tribal management. He is the author of Indigenous and Ethnic Empowerment, Entrepreneurship and Culture and Economic Development and Mental Illness.
Summary
Drawing on the thought of Hoffer and Durkheim, this volume analyses the responses of populations in Western societies who feel that changes in the racial, religious, and ethnic make-up of society threaten their way of life, employing the concepts of ‘anomie’ and ‘the true believer’ to understand the fractious nature of contemporary society.
