Membership and Morals: The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America
In recent years, membership has dropped in traditional voluntary associations such as Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, and bowling leagues. At the same time, concern is rising about the growth of paramilitary and hate groups. Scholars have warned that these trends are undermining civic society by creating a d...
Gespeichert in:
| Beteilige Person: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Princeton, NJ
Princeton University Press
[2018]
|
| Schlagwörter: | |
| Links: | https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693 |
| Zusammenfassung: | In recent years, membership has dropped in traditional voluntary associations such as Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, and bowling leagues. At the same time, concern is rising about the growth of paramilitary and hate groups. Scholars have warned that these trends are undermining civic society by creating a dangerous number of isolated, mistrustful individuals and organized, antisocial renegades. In this provocative book, however, Nancy Rosenblum takes a new, less narrowly political approach to the study of groups. And she reaches more optimistic conclusions about the state of civil society. Rosenblum argues that we should judge associations not only by what they do for civic virtue, but also by what they do for individual members. She shows that groups of all kinds--among them religious groups, corporations, homeowner associations, secret societies, racial and cultural identity groups, prayer groups, and even paramilitary groups--fill deep psychological and moral needs. And she contends that the failure to recognize this has contributed to an alarmist view of their social impact. For example, she argues that, although extremist groups have obvious antisocial aims, they constrain individuals who would be even more dangerous as maladjusted loners. And she examines the rapid growth of small "support groups"--which are usually dismissed as politically irrelevant--and shows that the moral support people find in such places as prayer groups and self-help groups helps to cultivate the social trust some scholars say is disappearing. Rosenblum concludes that, for practical and principled reasons, American democracy should permit expansive freedom of association, illustrating her case with discussion of specific cases in law. Rosenblum recognizes, however, that freedom has a price. She reminds us that some groups have oppressive and even criminal tendencies, and she explores what liberal democracy should do to ensure that individuals also have freedom within associations and freedom to exit. Throughout, Rosenblum writes eloquently and with a powerful moral voice, drawing on law, practical politics, and psychology to produce an original political theory of the moral uses of pluralism. The book adds remarkable depth and subtlety to one of the leading subjects in contemporary social and political debate |
| Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Nov 2018) |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780691187693 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9780691187693 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000zc 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV045878997 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 007 | cr|uuu---uuuuu | ||
| 008 | 190515s2018 xx o|||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |a 9780691187693 |9 978-0-691-18769-3 | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.1515/9780691187693 |2 doi | |
| 035 | |a (ZDB-23-DGG)9780691187693 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)1101917690 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV045878997 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rda | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-859 |a DE-860 |a DE-739 |a DE-473 |a DE-1046 |a DE-1043 |a DE-858 | ||
| 082 | 0 | |a 306/.0973 |2 23 | |
| 100 | 1 | |a Rosenblum, Nancy L. |e Verfasser |4 aut | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Membership and Morals |b The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America |c Nancy L. Rosenblum |
| 264 | 1 | |a Princeton, NJ |b Princeton University Press |c [2018] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c © 1998 | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Nov 2018) | ||
| 520 | |a In recent years, membership has dropped in traditional voluntary associations such as Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, and bowling leagues. At the same time, concern is rising about the growth of paramilitary and hate groups. Scholars have warned that these trends are undermining civic society by creating a dangerous number of isolated, mistrustful individuals and organized, antisocial renegades. In this provocative book, however, Nancy Rosenblum takes a new, less narrowly political approach to the study of groups. And she reaches more optimistic conclusions about the state of civil society. Rosenblum argues that we should judge associations not only by what they do for civic virtue, but also by what they do for individual members. She shows that groups of all kinds--among them religious groups, corporations, homeowner associations, secret societies, racial and cultural identity groups, prayer groups, and even paramilitary groups--fill deep psychological and moral needs. | ||
| 520 | |a And she contends that the failure to recognize this has contributed to an alarmist view of their social impact. For example, she argues that, although extremist groups have obvious antisocial aims, they constrain individuals who would be even more dangerous as maladjusted loners. And she examines the rapid growth of small "support groups"--which are usually dismissed as politically irrelevant--and shows that the moral support people find in such places as prayer groups and self-help groups helps to cultivate the social trust some scholars say is disappearing. Rosenblum concludes that, for practical and principled reasons, American democracy should permit expansive freedom of association, illustrating her case with discussion of specific cases in law. Rosenblum recognizes, however, that freedom has a price. | ||
| 520 | |a She reminds us that some groups have oppressive and even criminal tendencies, and she explores what liberal democracy should do to ensure that individuals also have freedom within associations and freedom to exit. Throughout, Rosenblum writes eloquently and with a powerful moral voice, drawing on law, practical politics, and psychology to produce an original political theory of the moral uses of pluralism. The book adds remarkable depth and subtlety to one of the leading subjects in contemporary social and political debate | ||
| 546 | |a In English | ||
| 650 | 4 | |a Associations, institutions, etc |z United States | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Civil society |z United States | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Cultural pluralism |z United States | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Political participation |z United States | |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Gruppe |0 (DE-588)4022378-4 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Freiheitsrecht |0 (DE-588)4124924-0 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a Sozialisation |0 (DE-588)4055783-2 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 651 | 7 | |a USA |0 (DE-588)4078704-7 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a USA |0 (DE-588)4078704-7 |D g |
| 689 | 0 | 1 | |a Gruppe |0 (DE-588)4022378-4 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 2 | |a Sozialisation |0 (DE-588)4055783-2 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | |8 1\p |5 DE-604 | |
| 689 | 1 | 0 | |a USA |0 (DE-588)4078704-7 |D g |
| 689 | 1 | 1 | |a Gruppe |0 (DE-588)4022378-4 |D s |
| 689 | 1 | 2 | |a Freiheitsrecht |0 (DE-588)4124924-0 |D s |
| 689 | 1 | |8 2\p |5 DE-604 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693 |x Verlag |z URL des Erstveröffentlichers |3 Volltext |
| 883 | 1 | |8 1\p |a cgwrk |d 20201028 |q DE-101 |u https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk | |
| 883 | 1 | |8 2\p |a cgwrk |d 20201028 |q DE-101 |u https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk | |
| 912 | |a ZDB-23-DGG | ||
| 943 | 1 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-031262174 | |
| 966 | e | |u https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy |l DE-859 |p ZDB-23-DGG |q FKE_PDA_DGG |x Verlag |3 Volltext | |
| 966 | e | |u https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy |l DE-860 |p ZDB-23-DGG |q FLA_PDA_DGG |x Verlag |3 Volltext | |
| 966 | e | |u https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy |l DE-739 |p ZDB-23-DGG |q UPA_PDA_DGG |x Verlag |3 Volltext | |
| 966 | e | |u https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy |l DE-473 |p ZDB-23-DGG |q UBG_PDA_DGG |x Verlag |3 Volltext | |
| 966 | e | |u https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy |l DE-1046 |p ZDB-23-DGG |q FAW_PDA_DGG |x Verlag |3 Volltext | |
| 966 | e | |u https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy |l DE-1043 |p ZDB-23-DGG |q FAB_PDA_DGG |x Verlag |3 Volltext | |
| 966 | e | |u https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy |l DE-858 |p ZDB-23-DGG |q FCO_PDA_DGG |x Verlag |3 Volltext | |
Datensatz im Suchindex
| _version_ | 1824415857512546304 |
|---|---|
| adam_text | |
| any_adam_object | |
| author | Rosenblum, Nancy L. |
| author_facet | Rosenblum, Nancy L. |
| author_role | aut |
| author_sort | Rosenblum, Nancy L. |
| author_variant | n l r nl nlr |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV045878997 |
| collection | ZDB-23-DGG |
| ctrlnum | (ZDB-23-DGG)9780691187693 (OCoLC)1101917690 (DE-599)BVBBV045878997 |
| dewey-full | 306/.0973 |
| dewey-hundreds | 300 - Social sciences |
| dewey-ones | 306 - Culture and institutions |
| dewey-raw | 306/.0973 |
| dewey-search | 306/.0973 |
| dewey-sort | 3306 3973 |
| dewey-tens | 300 - Social sciences |
| discipline | Soziologie |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1515/9780691187693 |
| format | Electronic eBook |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>00000nam a2200000zc 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV045878997</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr|uuu---uuuuu</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">190515s2018 xx o|||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780691187693</subfield><subfield code="9">978-0-691-18769-3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.1515/9780691187693</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(ZDB-23-DGG)9780691187693</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)1101917690</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV045878997</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-859</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-860</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-739</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-473</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-1046</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-1043</subfield><subfield code="a">DE-858</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">306/.0973</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Rosenblum, Nancy L.</subfield><subfield code="e">Verfasser</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Membership and Morals</subfield><subfield code="b">The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America</subfield><subfield code="c">Nancy L. Rosenblum</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Princeton, NJ</subfield><subfield code="b">Princeton University Press</subfield><subfield code="c">[2018]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">© 1998</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Nov 2018)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In recent years, membership has dropped in traditional voluntary associations such as Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, and bowling leagues. At the same time, concern is rising about the growth of paramilitary and hate groups. Scholars have warned that these trends are undermining civic society by creating a dangerous number of isolated, mistrustful individuals and organized, antisocial renegades. In this provocative book, however, Nancy Rosenblum takes a new, less narrowly political approach to the study of groups. And she reaches more optimistic conclusions about the state of civil society. Rosenblum argues that we should judge associations not only by what they do for civic virtue, but also by what they do for individual members. She shows that groups of all kinds--among them religious groups, corporations, homeowner associations, secret societies, racial and cultural identity groups, prayer groups, and even paramilitary groups--fill deep psychological and moral needs.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">And she contends that the failure to recognize this has contributed to an alarmist view of their social impact. For example, she argues that, although extremist groups have obvious antisocial aims, they constrain individuals who would be even more dangerous as maladjusted loners. And she examines the rapid growth of small "support groups"--which are usually dismissed as politically irrelevant--and shows that the moral support people find in such places as prayer groups and self-help groups helps to cultivate the social trust some scholars say is disappearing. Rosenblum concludes that, for practical and principled reasons, American democracy should permit expansive freedom of association, illustrating her case with discussion of specific cases in law. Rosenblum recognizes, however, that freedom has a price.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">She reminds us that some groups have oppressive and even criminal tendencies, and she explores what liberal democracy should do to ensure that individuals also have freedom within associations and freedom to exit. Throughout, Rosenblum writes eloquently and with a powerful moral voice, drawing on law, practical politics, and psychology to produce an original political theory of the moral uses of pluralism. The book adds remarkable depth and subtlety to one of the leading subjects in contemporary social and political debate</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In English</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Associations, institutions, etc</subfield><subfield code="z">United States</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Civil society</subfield><subfield code="z">United States</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Cultural pluralism</subfield><subfield code="z">United States</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Political participation</subfield><subfield code="z">United States</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Gruppe</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4022378-4</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Freiheitsrecht</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4124924-0</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Sozialisation</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4055783-2</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">USA</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4078704-7</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">USA</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4078704-7</subfield><subfield code="D">g</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Gruppe</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4022378-4</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Sozialisation</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4055783-2</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="8">1\p</subfield><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">USA</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4078704-7</subfield><subfield code="D">g</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Gruppe</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4022378-4</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Freiheitsrecht</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4124924-0</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="8">2\p</subfield><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693</subfield><subfield code="x">Verlag</subfield><subfield code="z">URL des Erstveröffentlichers</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="883" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="8">1\p</subfield><subfield code="a">cgwrk</subfield><subfield code="d">20201028</subfield><subfield code="q">DE-101</subfield><subfield code="u">https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="883" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="8">2\p</subfield><subfield code="a">cgwrk</subfield><subfield code="d">20201028</subfield><subfield code="q">DE-101</subfield><subfield code="u">https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ZDB-23-DGG</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="943" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-031262174</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="e" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy</subfield><subfield code="l">DE-859</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-23-DGG</subfield><subfield code="q">FKE_PDA_DGG</subfield><subfield code="x">Verlag</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="e" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy</subfield><subfield code="l">DE-860</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-23-DGG</subfield><subfield code="q">FLA_PDA_DGG</subfield><subfield code="x">Verlag</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="e" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy</subfield><subfield code="l">DE-739</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-23-DGG</subfield><subfield code="q">UPA_PDA_DGG</subfield><subfield code="x">Verlag</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="e" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy</subfield><subfield code="l">DE-473</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-23-DGG</subfield><subfield code="q">UBG_PDA_DGG</subfield><subfield code="x">Verlag</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="e" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy</subfield><subfield code="l">DE-1046</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-23-DGG</subfield><subfield code="q">FAW_PDA_DGG</subfield><subfield code="x">Verlag</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="e" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy</subfield><subfield code="l">DE-1043</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-23-DGG</subfield><subfield code="q">FAB_PDA_DGG</subfield><subfield code="x">Verlag</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="e" ind2=" "><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693?locatt=mode:legacy</subfield><subfield code="l">DE-858</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-23-DGG</subfield><subfield code="q">FCO_PDA_DGG</subfield><subfield code="x">Verlag</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| geographic | USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd |
| geographic_facet | USA |
| id | DE-604.BV045878997 |
| illustrated | Not Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2025-02-18T17:09:05Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9780691187693 |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-031262174 |
| oclc_num | 1101917690 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-859 DE-860 DE-739 DE-473 DE-BY-UBG DE-1046 DE-1043 DE-858 |
| owner_facet | DE-859 DE-860 DE-739 DE-473 DE-BY-UBG DE-1046 DE-1043 DE-858 |
| physical | 1 online resource |
| psigel | ZDB-23-DGG ZDB-23-DGG FKE_PDA_DGG ZDB-23-DGG FLA_PDA_DGG ZDB-23-DGG UPA_PDA_DGG ZDB-23-DGG UBG_PDA_DGG ZDB-23-DGG FAW_PDA_DGG ZDB-23-DGG FAB_PDA_DGG ZDB-23-DGG FCO_PDA_DGG |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publishDateSearch | 2018 |
| publishDateSort | 2018 |
| publisher | Princeton University Press |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Rosenblum, Nancy L. Verfasser aut Membership and Morals The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America Nancy L. Rosenblum Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press [2018] © 1998 1 online resource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Nov 2018) In recent years, membership has dropped in traditional voluntary associations such as Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, and bowling leagues. At the same time, concern is rising about the growth of paramilitary and hate groups. Scholars have warned that these trends are undermining civic society by creating a dangerous number of isolated, mistrustful individuals and organized, antisocial renegades. In this provocative book, however, Nancy Rosenblum takes a new, less narrowly political approach to the study of groups. And she reaches more optimistic conclusions about the state of civil society. Rosenblum argues that we should judge associations not only by what they do for civic virtue, but also by what they do for individual members. She shows that groups of all kinds--among them religious groups, corporations, homeowner associations, secret societies, racial and cultural identity groups, prayer groups, and even paramilitary groups--fill deep psychological and moral needs. And she contends that the failure to recognize this has contributed to an alarmist view of their social impact. For example, she argues that, although extremist groups have obvious antisocial aims, they constrain individuals who would be even more dangerous as maladjusted loners. And she examines the rapid growth of small "support groups"--which are usually dismissed as politically irrelevant--and shows that the moral support people find in such places as prayer groups and self-help groups helps to cultivate the social trust some scholars say is disappearing. Rosenblum concludes that, for practical and principled reasons, American democracy should permit expansive freedom of association, illustrating her case with discussion of specific cases in law. Rosenblum recognizes, however, that freedom has a price. She reminds us that some groups have oppressive and even criminal tendencies, and she explores what liberal democracy should do to ensure that individuals also have freedom within associations and freedom to exit. Throughout, Rosenblum writes eloquently and with a powerful moral voice, drawing on law, practical politics, and psychology to produce an original political theory of the moral uses of pluralism. The book adds remarkable depth and subtlety to one of the leading subjects in contemporary social and political debate In English Associations, institutions, etc United States Civil society United States Cultural pluralism United States Political participation United States Gruppe (DE-588)4022378-4 gnd rswk-swf Freiheitsrecht (DE-588)4124924-0 gnd rswk-swf Sozialisation (DE-588)4055783-2 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Gruppe (DE-588)4022378-4 s Sozialisation (DE-588)4055783-2 s 1\p DE-604 Freiheitsrecht (DE-588)4124924-0 s 2\p DE-604 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Rosenblum, Nancy L. Membership and Morals The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America Associations, institutions, etc United States Civil society United States Cultural pluralism United States Political participation United States Gruppe (DE-588)4022378-4 gnd Freiheitsrecht (DE-588)4124924-0 gnd Sozialisation (DE-588)4055783-2 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)4022378-4 (DE-588)4124924-0 (DE-588)4055783-2 (DE-588)4078704-7 |
| title | Membership and Morals The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America |
| title_auth | Membership and Morals The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America |
| title_exact_search | Membership and Morals The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America |
| title_full | Membership and Morals The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America Nancy L. Rosenblum |
| title_fullStr | Membership and Morals The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America Nancy L. Rosenblum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Membership and Morals The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America Nancy L. Rosenblum |
| title_short | Membership and Morals |
| title_sort | membership and morals the personal uses of pluralism in america |
| title_sub | The Personal Uses of Pluralism in America |
| topic | Associations, institutions, etc United States Civil society United States Cultural pluralism United States Political participation United States Gruppe (DE-588)4022378-4 gnd Freiheitsrecht (DE-588)4124924-0 gnd Sozialisation (DE-588)4055783-2 gnd |
| topic_facet | Associations, institutions, etc United States Civil society United States Cultural pluralism United States Political participation United States Gruppe Freiheitsrecht Sozialisation USA |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187693 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT rosenblumnancyl membershipandmoralsthepersonalusesofpluralisminamerica |