Power, Individualism, and Collective Self Perception in the USA
| Autor: | Mennell, Stephen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Sociology & anthropology
History Geschichte Soziologie Anthropologie we-feelings established-outsider relations allgemeine Geschichte Allgemeine Soziologie Makrosoziologie spezielle Theorien und Schulen Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie General History General Sociology Basic Research General Concepts and History of Sociology Sociological Theories USA Individualismus Elias N. Habitus Nationalbewusstsein nationale Identität habits United States of America national identity national consciousness individualism 30300 10200 |
| Zdroj: | Historical Social Research, 45, 1, 309-329, Emotion, Authority, and National Character |
| Druh dokumentu: | journal article<br />Zeitschriftenartikel |
| ISSN: | 0172-6404 |
| DOI: | 10.12759/hsr.45.2020.1.309-329 |
| Popis: | The thesis of this paper is that the key element in the shaping of the habitus of Americans has been their very long-term, virtually unbroken, experience of their country becoming more and more powerful vis-à-vis its neighbours. An increasing sense of their own powerfulness is related to the "individualism" that has so often been discussed as a key characteristic of the American "national character." The long-term process of habitus formation has had important consequences for the role of the USA in world affairs since the Second World War, and may continue to do so in a future marked for the first time by a long-term decline in American power. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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