American exceptionalism: a doubled-edged sword
In this timely new study, one of our major political analysts, Seymour Martin Lipset, explores the deeply held but often inarticulated beliefs that shape America's society and thought. Is this country in the throes of a revolution from the right? Is it in decline morally? Is Japan about to repl...
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| Summary: | In this timely new study, one of our major political analysts, Seymour Martin Lipset, explores the deeply held but often inarticulated beliefs that shape America's society and thought. Is this country in the throes of a revolution from the right? Is it in decline morally? Is Japan about to replace us as the leading economic power? Why does the United States have the highest crime rate, the most persons per capita in prison? Why is our electoral turnout so low? Why are we the most open, socially mobile society and the most unequally developed nation in income distribution? Why is America the most religious country in Christendom? What explains our persistently high rate of opposition to wars and, conversely, our propensity for flag waving and expressions of patriotic enthusiasm? As the 1996 election year begins, Professor Lipset examines the remarkable persistence of an American creed, a double-edged sword that provides both good and bad, offering fresh insights into our culture and its future. |
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List of Tables 11
Foreword 13
Introduction 17
AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM—REAFFIRMED
1 Ideology, Politics, and Deviance 31
2 Economy, Religion, and Welfare 53
3 Socialism and Unionism in the United States and Canada 77
EXCEPTIONS ON THE MARGIN
4 Two Americas, Two Value Systems: Blacks and Whites 113
5 A Unique People in an Exceptional Country 151
6 American Intellectuals —Mostly on the Left, Some
Politically Incorrect 176
PACIFIC DIVIDE
7 American Exceptionalism—Japanese Uniqueness 211
CONCLUSION
8 A Double Edged Sword 267
Appendix: Individualism and Group Obligation 293
Notes 297
Index 337
List of Tables
1 1 Litigiousness and Tort Costs in Six Countries 50
2 1 Productivity in the United States, Japan, and Germany 56
2 2 Attitudes Toward Absolute vs. Circumstantial Morality 64
2 3 Attitudes Toward Various Forms of Government Activity 75
2 4 Government s Responsibility in Different Areas 76
7 1 Differences Between America and Japan 224
7 2 Estimates of the Number of Jobs Held by Males Over a Lifetime in
Japan and the United States 231
7 3 Distribution Between Women and Men of Average Time Spent per
Week in Housework and Child Care: Japan, 1965—90, and the
United States, 1965 86 243
7 4 Attitudes Toward Individualism and Equality in Japan and the
United States 255
7 5 Attitudes Toward Freedom and Equality in Japan and
the United States 256
8 1 Membership in Voluntary Organizations 278
8 2 Doing Unpaid Work for Voluntary Organizations 279
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