The culture struggle / Michael Parenti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parenti, Michael, 1933-2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and culture.

Cultural relativism.

Social values.

Physical Description:

143 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

Seven Stories Press first edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Seven Stories Press, [2006]

Summary:

One of America's most astute and engaging political analysts, Michael Parenti shows us that culture is a changing process and the product of dynamic interplay between a wide range of social and political interests. To understand a society, Parenti argues, we need to understand the problem of culture as well as that of power.

Contents:

Reflections on Culture

1 The Politics of Culture 15

2 Culturalistic Explanations 21

3 Mass-marketed Culture 29

4 Psychiatry as a Control Weapon 37

Judging Different Cultures

5 Ethnocentrism and Cultural Imperialism 47

6 The Hazards of Cultural Relativism 55

7 Custom Against Women 65

8 The Global Rape Culture 71

9 "The Most Fundamental Institution of Civilization" 79

Racist Myths

10 From Tribalism to Universalism 91

11 Slavery and Gentlemen Imperialists 99

Hyper-Individualism, Reality, and Perception

12 New Age Blessings and Disorders 111

13 The Myth of Individuality 119

14 Objectivity and the Dominant Paradigm 125.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-141).

ISBN:

1583227040

OCLC:

58985691

Publisher Number:

9781583227046