Irene Taviss Thomson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3924124 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene Taviss Thomson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene Taviss |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMSON I T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Culture wars and enduring American dilemmas
The idea of a culture war, or wars, has existed in America since the 1960s, an underlying ideological schism in our country that is responsible for the polarizing debates on everything from the separation of church and state, to abortion, to gay marriage, to affirmative action. Thomson explores this notion by analyzing hundreds of articles addressing hot-button issues over two decades from four magazines: National Review, Time, The New Republic, …
The Theory That Won't Die
In Conflict No Longer
Chapter 1 1. A Changing American Self Chapter 2 2. The Changing Meanings of Individualism, Conformity, and Community Chapter 3 3. The Individual-Society Realtionship, 1920-1995 Chapter 4 4. The Emerging Self: Flexible, Constructed, Multiple, and Relational Chapter 5 5. The Relational Self and Contemporary Social Science Chapter 6 6. The Causes and Implications of the Demise of the Conflict Paradigm
Individualism and conformity in the 1950s vs. the 1980s
The Transformation of the Social Bond
Journal Article The Transformation of the Social Bond: Images of Individualism in the 1920s Versus the 1970s Get access Irene Taviss Thomson Irene Taviss Thomson Fairleigh Dickinson University Direct correspondence to the author, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ 07666. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 67, Issue 4, June 1989, Pages 851–87…
Five Scenarios for the Year 2000
From Other-Direction to the Me Decade
A comparison of the basic traits of American character in the 1950s and the 1970s suggests that the narcissism of the 1970s is continuous with the other-direction of the 1950s, except that the narcissist makes a virtue out of what the other-directed person saw as problematic. The narcissist accommodates himself more fully to a social structure that demands great personal flexibility. He thus adopts a fluid identity and personal role definitions. …
Beyond Industrial Growth
The Theory That Won't Die
Individualism and conformity in the 1950s vs. the 1980s
The Transformation of the Social Bond
Journal Article The Transformation of the Social Bond: Images of Individualism in the 1920s Versus the 1970s Get access Irene Taviss Thomson Irene Taviss Thomson Fairleigh Dickinson University Direct correspondence to the author, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ 07666. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 67, Issue 4, June 1989, Pages 851–87…
Beyond Industrial Growth
From Other-Direction to the Me Decade
A comparison of the basic traits of American character in the 1950s and the 1970s suggests that the narcissism of the 1970s is continuous with the other-direction of the 1950s, except that the narcissist makes a virtue out of what the other-directed person saw as problematic. The narcissist accommodates himself more fully to a social structure that demands great personal flexibility. He thus adopts a fluid identity and personal role definitions. …
Five Scenarios for the Year 2000
The Transformation of the Social Bond
Journal Article The Transformation of the Social Bond: Images of Individualism in the 1920s Versus the 1970s Get access Irene Taviss Thomson Irene Taviss Thomson Fairleigh Dickinson University Direct correspondence to the author, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ 07666. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 67, Issue 4, June 1989, Pages 851–87…
Individualism and conformity in the 1950s vs. the 1980s
In Conflict No Longer
Chapter 1 1. A Changing American Self Chapter 2 2. The Changing Meanings of Individualism, Conformity, and Community Chapter 3 3. The Individual-Society Realtionship, 1920-1995 Chapter 4 4. The Emerging Self: Flexible, Constructed, Multiple, and Relational Chapter 5 5. The Relational Self and Contemporary Social Science Chapter 6 6. The Causes and Implications of the Demise of the Conflict Paradigm
The Theory That Won't Die
Culture wars and enduring American dilemmas
The idea of a culture war, or wars, has existed in America since the 1960s, an underlying ideological schism in our country that is responsible for the polarizing debates on everything from the separation of church and state, to abortion, to gay marriage, to affirmative action. Thomson explores this notion by analyzing hundreds of articles addressing hot-button issues over two decades from four magazines: National Review, Time, The New Republic, …
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Individualism (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (3 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (2 works) · Education Systems and Policy (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)