Social character, tribalism, and society : the angry crowd / Chris Shilling and Philip A. Mellor.

Contents Introduction. The characterological struggle -- Inner-directedness : frontiers, pioneers, and cowboys -- Other-directedness : the limits of mutual identification -- Identity-directedness : from equality to tribalism -- Opportunity-directedness : arbitraging uncertainty -- Conclusion. Social order and the future of social character.
Abstract "The authors argue that recent developments in social character in are key to explaining the sectarian tribalism that has afflicted American and European societies in recent decades, and explore the consequences of the 'characterological struggle' currently intensifying between identity-directed groups and opportunity-directed individuals that is threatening to destabilise social order"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Issued in other formOnline version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Shilling, Chris Social character, tribalism, and society New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026 9798216261667
LCCN 2025033549
ISBN9781666972863
ISBN166697286X hardcover
ISBN9798216375500 paperback
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