Post-industrial lives : roles and relationships in the 21st century

The move from an industrial to a post-industrial society has been documented by many, as has the impact of this new order on the macro-level institutions of society - government, the workplace and the economy. But what does post-industrial life mean to the individual and for relationships between people? Hage and Powers examine that question, linking global changes in the work patterns, information flow and knowledge to the practice of everyday life. Their answer is that the complexification of society requires a different kind of person. Creativity, flexibility and emotional astuteness will become the watchwords of the future, personality traits that will enable people to successfully adapt to the ever-changing swirl of wo The Shift From An Industrial To A Post-industrial Society Has Been Documented Extensively, As Has Its Impact On The Macro-level Institutions Of Society -- Government, The Workplace, And The Economy. But How Has Post-industrial Life Impacted The Individual And Relationships Between Individuals? Hage And Powers Examine This Intriguing Question By Linking Global Changes In Work Patterns, Information Flow And Knowledge To The Practice Of Everyday Life. They Conclude That The Complexities Of Society Require A Different Kind Of People, Those With Complex Selves And Creative Minds, Capable Of Confronting The Challenges Of The Forthcoming Century. Creativity, Flexibility, And Emotional Astuteness Will Be The Buzzwords Of The Future, As Well As Personality Traits That Will Enable People To Successfully Adapt To The Ever-changing Swirl Of Workplace, Familial, Personal, And Leisure Roles. Based On The Tenets Of Social Theory, The Authors Present A Window Into The Future And A Plan For Personal And Interpersonal Action. Their Insights Will Shed Light For Social Psychologists, Social Theorists, Futurologists, Organizational Theorists, Network Analysts, And Communication Researchers. Book Jacket.--book Jacket. Conceptual Focus On Roles -- From Industrial To Post-industrial Work Roles -- From Industrial To Post-industrial Family Roles -- Our Challenge -- The New Society -- Signs Of Role Change -- Institutional Failure -- New Institutional Forms -- Recognition Of Change -- The Growth Of Knowledge -- Reconceptualizing Knowledge -- Research And Development As A Domain Of Knowledge Growth -- Flexible Manufacturing Automation: Implanting Knowledge In Machines -- Education: Implanting Knowledge In Minds -- From Rational To Complex Work -- Stages Of The Industrial Revolution -- The Process Of Rationalization And Concomitant Deskilling -- The Process Of Complexification -- The Balance Between Complexification And Rationalization -- Complexification And Market Change -- Creative Minds And Complex Selves -- Basic Framework -- Mead On The Mind -- Mead On The Self -- Post-industrial Society And Mead's Problematic -- From Industrial (intelligent) To Post-industrial (creative) Minds -- The Universality Of Creative Thinking -- Organizationally Stimulating Creativity -- From Industrial (dominant) Selves To Post-industrial (complex) Selves -- Recognizing Complex Selves -- Extensions To The Established Literature -- The Complex Self Versus The Situational Self -- The Leisure Self As An Important Addition -- Emotion -- Interaction Demands Of The New Society -- Emotion: The Nonverbal Channel -- Locator Messages -- Specific Feelings -- Impression Management -- Freudian Slips -- The Growing Importance Of Emotions. Jerald Hage, Charles H. Powers. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.