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Reflecting on Christopher Lasch and “The Culture of Narcissism”

Posted on April 16, 2012 by launiusr

I remember how impressed I was when I first read The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations (Norton, 1979) while in graduate school in the early 1980s. Although it is certainly dated, having just reread … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Personal, Politics | Tagged 1960s, American exceptionalism, Christopher Lasch, David Riesman, Emile Durkheim, Great Society, History, Jimmy Carter, New Deal, public perceptions, Suicide, The Culture of Narcissism, The Lonely Crowd | 7 Comments

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Reflecting on Christopher Lasch and “The Culture of Narcissism”

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