The capitalist personality

Swader, Christopher.

The capitalist personality face-to-face sociality and economic change in the post-communist world / [electronic resource] : Christopher S. Swader. - New York ; London : Routledge, 2013. - xix, 237 p. : ill. - Routledge advances in sociology ; 86 . - Routledge advances in sociology ; 86. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-223) and index.

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.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780203072714 (e-book : PDF)


Post-communism--Social aspects.
Social values--Former communist countries.
Capitalism--Social aspects--Former communist countries.


Former communist countries--Social conditions.
Former communist countries--Economic conditions.


Electronic books.