Social fragmentation and the decline of American democracy : the end of the social contract /: the end of the social contract. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert E. Denton Fr., Benjamin Voth.
• Authors: Jr, Denton, Robert E; Voth, Ben, 1967-
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: A Divided and€Selfish Nation: A€United States of€America No More; Notes; Chapter 2: Democracy and€the€"Social Contract": Prescription for€Freedom and€Equality; Social Contract, Liberty, and€Equality; Psychological Egoism: All Interest Is Self-Interest; Political Socialization; Summary; Notes; Chapter 3: Generational Change and€Social Values; The Silent Generation; Baby Boomers; Generation X; Generation Y and€the€Millennials; Characteristics of€Today's Youth; Summary; Notes; Chapter 4: The Postmodern Culture and€Political Implications; Postmodern Culture. Political Implications; Political Partisanship and€Voting; Identity Politics; Rights Are Viewed as€Group Based Rather than Universal; Group Interests Advocated Ahead of€Universal or Common Interests; Identity Politics Encourages Social Polarization Rather than€National Unity; Identity Politics Encourages "Legislative Status"; Identity Politics Encourages "Victim Politics"; Identity Politics Tends Toward "Essentialism"; Identity Politics Generates Tension between€Advocated "Values" and€Cultural Norms; Identity Politics Limits Freedom of€Speech and€Civil Discourse. Identity Politics Has Resulted in€the€Tyranny of€the€Minority; Identity Politics Is Simply "Anti-Democratic"; Social Relativism; Narcissistic Culture; Social Fragmentation and€the€Balkanization of€America; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5: The Epistemological Poisoning of€America; The Past as€Our Prologue to€Poisoning; The Good Disciple of€Epistemology: The€Great Debater, James Farmer Jr.; Higher Education; The Church; Journalism and€Free Press; Hollywood; The Federal Government; Summary; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6: De-mock-racy: Comic Framing as€Political Wrecking Ball. The Palinization of American Political Argument; Destroying Governor Palin; Comedy and Election 2016; Summary; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 7: Making Black Lives Matter Today; The Great Debater: James Farmer Jr.; Farmer's History of Success; Freedom Rides: 1961; The March on Washington in 1963; The Alternative: Malcolm X; Forgetting James Farmer and His CORE Mission; Restoring Farmer and Making Black Lives Matter Again; Summary; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 8: What Can We Do? An American Renaissance Predicated on Communicative Idealism; What Is Communicative Idealism? The Cell Phone Defeats the€AK-47 in€the€Twenty-ƯFirst Century; Individual Freedom Defeats Collective Identity Politics; The Beloved Community Defeats the€Spiral of€Cynicism; Notes; Chapter 9: The Practice of€Politics Today and€the€Greater Tomorrow; The Practice of€Politics Today in€America; Political Polarization; Social Fragmentation; Summary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Science and Business Media
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.014; Political science; Communication in politics; Democracy; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Communication in politics; Democracy; Political science; Political Science -- General; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Political science & theory; Politics & government; Political structures: democracy; Political theory; Political communication; Political Science -- History & Theory; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319439228; 3319439227
• Related ISBNs: 9783319439211
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