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Robin M. Williams Lecture, 1994: Taking Society Seriously.
- Source :
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Sociological Forum . Dec94, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p641. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- Civil society provides essential balance to the rising power of national states and market economies. Particularly in the United States, however, the economy and state are squeezing civil society, with negative consequences. One result is that market rationality supplants other moralities, with attendant changes in social practices. Examples are offered from education, health care, and federal tax policy. All three legs of the metaphorical social tripod of civil society, economy, and the state need to be strong. Institutions of civil society sustain individuals and societies, but require structural and cultural support if they are to complement and counterbalance the logic and practices of economy and state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CIVIL society
*NATIONALISM
*EDUCATION policy
*SOCIAL contract
*POLITICAL doctrines
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08848971
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Forum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10808853
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01466306