The Lonely Crowd: A Study of the Changing American Character (Yale Nota Bene)

__The Lonely Crowd__ isconsidered by many to be the most influential book of the twentieth century. Its now-classic analysis of the “new middle class” in terms of inner-directed and other-directed social character opened exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the psychological, political, and economic problems that confront the individual in contemporary American society. The 1969 abridged and revised edition of the book is now reissued with a new foreword by Todd Gitlin that explains why the book is still relevant to our own era. “As accessible as it is acute, __The Lonely Crowd__ isindispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand American society. After half a century, this book has lost none of its capacity to make sense of how we live.”—Todd Gitlin __Praise for the earlier editions:__"One of the most penetrating and comprehensive views of the twentieth-century urban American you're likely to find."—__Commonweal__ "Brilliant and original."—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. The Lonely Crowd Is Considered By Many To Be The Most Influential Book Of The Twentieth Century. Its Now-classic Analysis Of The New Middle Class In Terms Of Inner-directed And Other-directed Social Character Opened Exciting New Dimensions In Our Understanding Of The Psychological, Political, And Economic Problems That Confront The Individual In Contemporary American Society. The 1969 Abridged And Revised Edition Of The Book Is Now Reissued With A New Foreword By Todd Gitlin That Explains Why The Book Is Still Relevant To Our Own Era.--jacket. Foreword / Todd Gitlin -- Twenty Years After -- A Second Preface -- Ch. I. Some Types Of Character And Society -- I. Character And Society -- Ii. The Characterological Struggle -- Ch. Ii. From Morality To Morale: Changes In The Agents Of Character Formation -- I. Changes In The Role Of The Parents -- Ii. Changes In The Role Of The Teacher -- Ch. Iii. A Jury Of Their Peers: Changes In The Agents Of Character Formation (continued) -- I. The Peer-group In The Stage Of Inner-direction -- Ii. The Peer-group In The Stage Of Other-direction -- Ch. Iv. Storytellers As Tutors In Technique: Changes In The Agents Of Character Formation (continued) -- I. Song And Story In The Stage Of Tradition-direction -- Ii. The Socializing Functions Of Print In The Stage Of Inner-direction -- Iii. The Mass Media In The Stage Of Other-direction -- Ch. V. The Inner-directed Round Of Life -- I. Men At Work -- Ii. The Side Show Of Pleasure -- Iii. The Struggle For Self-approval --^ Ch. Vi. The Other-directed Round Of Life: From Invisible Hand To Glad Hand -- I. The Economic Problem: The Human Element -- Ii. The Milky Way -- Ch. Vii. The Other-directed Round Of Life (continued): The Night Shift -- I. Changes In The Symbolic Meaning Of Food And Sex -- Ii. Changes In The Mode Of Consumption Of Popular Culture -- Iii. The Two Types Compared -- Ch. Viii. Tradition-directed, Inner-directed, And Other-directed Political Styles: Indifferents, Moralizers, Inside-dopesters -- I. The Indifferents -- Ii. The Moralizers -- Iii. The Inside-dopesters -- Ch. Ix. Political Persuasions: Indignation And Tolerance -- I. Politics As An Object Of Consumption -- Ii. The Media As Tutors In Tolerance -- Iii. Do The Media Escape From Politics? -- Iv. The Reservoir Of Indignation -- V. In Dreams Begin Responsibilities -- Ch. X. Images Of Power -- I. The Leaders And The Led -- Ii. Who Has The Power? -- Ch. Xi. Americans And Kwakiutls -- Ch. Xii. Adjustment Or Autonomy? --^ I. The Adjusted, The Anomic, The Autonomous -- Ii. The Autonomous Among The Inner-directed -- Iii. The Autonomous Among The Other-directed -- Ch. Xiii. False Personalization: Obstacles To Autonomy In Work -- I. Cultural Definitions Of Work -- Ii. Glamorizers, Featherbedders, Indispensables -- Iii. The Overpersonalized Society -- Ch. Xiv. Enforced Privatization: Obstacles To Autonomy In Play -- I. The Denial Of Sociability -- Ii. Sociability And The Privatization Of Women -- Iii. Packaged Sociabilities -- Ch. Xv. The Problem Of Competence: Obstacles To Autonomy In Play (continued) -- I. The Play's The Thing -- Ii. The Forms Of Competence -- Iii. The Avocational Counselors -- Iv. Freeing The Child Market -- Ch. Xvi. Autonomy And Utopia. By David Riesman With Nathan Glazer And Reuel Denney. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Lonely Crowd is considered by many to be the most influential book of the twentieth century. Its now-classic analysis of the “new middle class” in terms of inner-directed and other-directed social character opened exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the psychological, political, and economic problems that confront the individual in contemporary American society. The 1969 abridged and revised edition of the book is now reissued with a new foreword by Todd Gitlin that explains why the book is still relevant to our own era.

“As accessible as it is acute, The Lonely Crowd is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand American society. After half a century, this book has lost none of its capacity to make sense of how we live.”—Todd Gitlin
Praise for the earlier editions:

"One of the most penetrating and comprehensive views of the twentieth-century urban American you're likely to find."—Commonweal
"Brilliant and original."—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. The Lonely Crowd isconsidered by many to be the most influential book of the twentieth century. Its now-classic analysis of the “new middle class" in terms of inner-directed and other-directed social character opened exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the psychological, political, and economic problems that confront the individual in contemporary American society. The 1969 abridged and revised edition of the book is now reissued with a new foreword by Todd Gitlin that explains why the book is still relevant to our own era. “As accessible as it is acute, The Lonely Crowd isindispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand American society. After half a century, this book has lost none of its capacity to make sense of how we live."—Todd Gitlin Praise for the earlier editions: "One of the most penetrating and comprehensive views of the twentieth-century urban American you're likely to find."— Commonweal "Brilliant and original."—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. The Lonely Crowd is considered by many to be the most influential book of the twentieth century. Its now-classic analysis of the “new middle class” in terms of inner-directed and other-directed social character opened exciting new dimensions in our understanding of the psychological, political, and economic problems that confront the individual in contemporary American society. The 1969 abridged and revised edition of the book is now reissued with a new foreword by Todd Gitlin that explains why the book is still relevant to our own era. “As accessible as it is acute, The Lonely Crowd is indispensable reading for anyone who wishes to understand American society. After half a century, this book has lost none of its capacity to make sense of how we live.”—Todd Gitlin Praise for the earlier editions: "One of the most penetrating and comprehensive views of the twentieth-century urban American you're likely to find."— Commonweal "Brilliant and original."—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. **The Lonely Crowd** is a 1950 sociological analysis by David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, and Reuel Denney. Together with White Collar: The American Middle Classes (1951), it is considered a landmark study of American character. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lonely_Crowd)) A study of 20th-century American society. Its now-classic analysis of the "new middle class" in terms of inner-directed and other-directed social character opened new dimensions in our understanding of the psychological, political and economic problems that confront the individual in society.