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ISBN 10: 3319439228 

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Author: Robert E. Denton, Benjamin Voth 

This book explores the social and political implications of what the authors identify as the decline of the social contract in America and the rise of a citizenry that has become self-centered, entitled, and independent. For nearly two decades, America has been in a “cultural war” over moral values and social issues, becoming a divided nation geographically, politically, socially, and morally. We are witnessing the decline of American Democracy, the authors argue, resulting from the erosion of the idea of the social contract. Especially since the “baby boomers,” each successive generation has emphasized personal license to the exclusion of service, social integration, and the common good. With the social contact, the larger general will becomes the means of establishing reciprocal rights and duties, privileges, and responsibilities as a basis of the state. The balkanization of America has changed the role of government from one of oversight to one of dependency, where individual freedom and responsibility are sacrificed for group equality. This book examines the conditions of this social fragmentation, and offers ideas of an American Renaissance predicated on communicative idealism.

Social Fragmentation and the Decline of American Democracy: The End of the Social Contract 1st table of contents: 

Chapter 1: A Divided and Selfish Nation: A United States of America No More
Notes
Chapter 2: Democracy and the “Social Contract”: Prescription for Freedom and Equality
Social Contract, Liberty, and Equality
Psychological Egoism: All Interest Is Self-Interest
Political Socialization
Summary
Notes
Chapter 3: Generational Change and Social Values
The Silent Generation
Baby Boomers
Generation X
Generation Y and the Millennials
Characteristics of Today’s Youth
Summary
Notes
Chapter 4: The Postmodern Culture and Political Implications
Postmodern Culture
Political Implications
Political Partisanship and Voting
Identity Politics
Rights Are Viewed as Group Based Rather than Universal
Group Interests Advocated Ahead of Universal or Common Interests
Identity Politics Encourages Social Polarization Rather than National Unity
Identity Politics Encourages “Legislative Status”
Identity Politics Encourages “Victim Politics”
Identity Politics Tends Toward “Essentialism”
Identity Politics Generates Tension between Advocated “Values” and Cultural Norms
Identity Politics Limits Freedom of Speech and Civil Discourse
Identity Politics Has Resulted in the Tyranny of the Minority
Identity Politics Is Simply “Anti-Democratic”
Social Relativism
Narcissistic Culture
Social Fragmentation and the Balkanization of America
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 5: The Epistemological Poisoning of America
The Past as Our Prologue to Poisoning
The Good Disciple of Epistemology: The Great Debater, James Farmer Jr.
Higher Education
The Church
Journalism and Free Press
Hollywood
The Federal Government
Summary
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 6: De-mock-racy: Comic Framing as Political Wrecking Ball
The Palinization of American Political Argument
Destroying Governor Palin
Comedy and Election 
Summary
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 7: Making Black Lives Matter Today
The Great Debater: James Farmer Jr.
Farmer’s History of Success
Freedom Rides
The March on Washington
The Alternative: Malcolm X
Forgetting James Farmer and His CORE Mission
Restoring Farmer and Making Black Lives Matter Again
Summary
Conclusion
Notes
Chapter 8: What Can We Do? An American Renaissance Predicated on Communicative Idealism
What Is Communicative Idealism?
The Cell Phone Defeats the AK-47 in the Twenty-­First Century
Individual Freedom Defeats Collective Identity Politics
The Beloved Community Defeats the Spiral of Cynicism
Notes
Chapter 9: The Practice of Politics Today and the Greater Tomorrow
The Practice of Politics Today in America
Political Polarization
Social Fragmentation
Summary

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