The situation of the factory worker today is reminiscent in certain respects of that of the nineteenth-century capitalist whose wife dragged him reluctantly toward "culture" and away from his "materialistic" preoccupations.
Those who are excluded from meaningful work are, by an large, excluded from meaningful play. - David Riesman
Those who are excluded from meaningful work are, by an large, excluded from meaningful play.
- David Riesman
Today the future occupation of all moppets is to be skilled consumers. - David Riesman
Today the future occupation of all moppets is to be skilled consumers.
America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the le… - David Riesman
America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the le…
It is among the less privileged groups relatively new to leisure and consumption that the zest for possessions retains something of its pristine ener… - David Riesman
It is among the less privileged groups relatively new to leisure and consumption that the zest for possessions retains something of its pristine ener…
Words not only affect us temporarily; they change us, they socialize or unsocialize us. - David Riesman
Words not only affect us temporarily; they change us, they socialize or unsocialize us.
The media, far from being a conspiracy to dull the political sense of the people, could be viewed as a conspiracy to disguise the extent of political… - David Riesman
The media, far from being a conspiracy to dull the political sense of the people, could be viewed as a conspiracy to disguise the extent of political…
It is no longer clear which way is up even if one wants to rise. - David Riesman
It is no longer clear which way is up even if one wants to rise.
Nowadays, truth is the greatest news. The mass media are the wholesalers, the peer groups, the retailers of the communications industry. - David Riesman
Nowadays, truth is the greatest news. The mass media are the wholesalers, the peer groups, the retailers of the communications industry.
The premonition of death may for many be a stimulus to novelty of experience: the imminence of death serves to sweep away the inessential preoccupati… - David Riesman
The premonition of death may for many be a stimulus to novelty of experience: the imminence of death serves to sweep away the inessential preoccupati…
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