The capitalist personality : face-to-face sociality and economic change in the post-communist world /

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Author / Creator:	Swader, Christopher.
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, 2013.
Description:	xix, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge advances in sociology ; 86 Routledge advances in sociology ; 86.
Subject:	Post-communism -- Social aspects. Social values -- Former communist countries. Capitalism -- Social aspects -- Former communist countries. Capitalism -- Social aspects. Economic history. Post-communism -- Social aspects. Social conditions. Social values. Former communist countries -- Social conditions. Former communist countries -- Economic conditions. Former communist countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9021660

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ISBN:	9780415892216 041589221X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures
List of Tables
Permissions
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Becoming Homo-Economicus
3. "The Wall in the Head": Mechanisms of De-socialization
4. The Chinese, Russian, and Eastern German Contexts: Social Values and Economic Change
5. Individualism, Ambition, and Work
6. "Get Rich First!": Materialism and Consumerism
7. Family Relationships and Friendship
8. Morality, Religion, and Politics
9. The Wild West?
10. Discussion: Ambivalent Individualization and Capitalist Culture
Appendix A. Methods
Appendix B. T-test Results
Appendix C. Results on Social Values and Gender
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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