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A nation of victims : the decay of the American character, Charles J. Sykes

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Charles Sykes's ProfScam sparked a furious debate over the mission and the failure of our universities. Now he turns his attention to an even more controversial subject. A Nation of Victims is the first book on the startling decay of the American backbone and the disease that is causing it. The spread of victimism has been widely noted in the media; indeed, its symptoms have produced best-selling books, fueled television ratings, spawned hundreds of support groups, and enriched tens of thousands of lawyers across the country. The plaint of the victim - Its not my fault - has become the loudest and most influential voice in America, an instrument of personal and lasting political change. In this incisive, pugnacious, frequently hilarious book, Charles Sykes reveals a society that is tribalizing, where individuals and groups define themselves not by shared culture, but by their status as victims. Victims of parents, of families, of men, of women, of the workplace, of sex, of stress, of drugs, of food, of college reading lists, of personal physical characteristics - these and a host of other groups are engaged in an ever-escalating fight for attention, sympathy, money, and legal or governmental protection. What's going on and how did we get to this point? Sykes traces the inexorable rise of the therapeutic culture and the decline of American self-reliance. With example after example, he shows how victimism has co-opted the genuine victories of the civil-rights movement for less worthy goals. And he offers hope: the prospect of a culture of renewed character, where society lends compassion to those who truly need it. Like Shelby Steele, Charles Murray, and Dinesh D'Souza, Charles Sykes defines the ground of what will be a significant national debate
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages)
Contents
  • A society of victims
  • The roots of victimism
  • The high noon of victimism
  • The new victims
  • The politically correct victim
  • The dead hand of victimism
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A nation of victims : the decay of the American character
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A nation of victims
Title remainder
the decay of the American character
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Charles J. Sykes
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Language
eng
Summary
Charles Sykes's ProfScam sparked a furious debate over the mission and the failure of our universities. Now he turns his attention to an even more controversial subject. A Nation of Victims is the first book on the startling decay of the American backbone and the disease that is causing it. The spread of victimism has been widely noted in the media; indeed, its symptoms have produced best-selling books, fueled television ratings, spawned hundreds of support groups, and enriched tens of thousands of lawyers across the country. The plaint of the victim - Its not my fault - has become the loudest and most influential voice in America, an instrument of personal and lasting political change. In this incisive, pugnacious, frequently hilarious book, Charles Sykes reveals a society that is tribalizing, where individuals and groups define themselves not by shared culture, but by their status as victims. Victims of parents, of families, of men, of women, of the workplace, of sex, of stress, of drugs, of food, of college reading lists, of personal physical characteristics - these and a host of other groups are engaged in an ever-escalating fight for attention, sympathy, money, and legal or governmental protection. What's going on and how did we get to this point? Sykes traces the inexorable rise of the therapeutic culture and the decline of American self-reliance. With example after example, he shows how victimism has co-opted the genuine victories of the civil-rights movement for less worthy goals. And he offers hope: the prospect of a culture of renewed character, where society lends compassion to those who truly need it. Like Shelby Steele, Charles Murray, and Dinesh D'Souza, Charles Sykes defines the ground of what will be a significant national debate
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1954-
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Sykes, Charles J.
Dewey number
362.88/0973
Index
index present
LC call number
HV6250.3.U5
LC item number
S94 1992
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • Victims of crimes
  • United States
  • United States
  • Victimes d'actes criminels
  • États-Unis
  • États-Unis
  • Verbrechensopfer
  • Nationalcharakter
  • Wertorientierung
  • USA
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A nation of victims : the decay of the American character, Charles J. Sykes
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
A society of victims -- The roots of victimism -- The high noon of victimism -- The new victims -- The politically correct victim -- The dead hand of victimism
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages)
Form of item
online
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1036753058
Label
A nation of victims : the decay of the American character, Charles J. Sykes
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
A society of victims -- The roots of victimism -- The high noon of victimism -- The new victims -- The politically correct victim -- The dead hand of victimism
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages)
Form of item
online
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1036753058

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