Etzioni's critical functionalism : communitarian origins and principles / by David Sciulli.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-495) and index.

Part I Theoretical foundations -- Normative order in organizations -- Etzioni's functionalism and societal constitutionalism -- Order in democratic societies : Etzioni's three major conceptual decisions -- Expectations for advanced democracies -- Defining an active society : pushing American pragmatism and optimism to the edge -- Overcoming obstacles to activeness, I: extending consensus and control -- Overcoming obstacles to activeness, II: recruiting and socializing leaders -- Policy for an active society -- Second thoughts: trouble at home -- Declining optimism : an immodest agenda in a global economy -- Ongoing failure : breakdowns in primary socialization -- Increasing criticism : corruption in electoral politics and national governance -- Rebuilding America's cultural and social psychological infrastructure -- The economy's "normative capsule" : foundations of socio-economics -- Interpersonal community and institutional community -- Types of interpersonal community, I: shaming and privileging -- Community -- Types of interpersonal community, II: responsive community -- Moral commitments of interpersonal community.

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Written for social theorists and general readers (including undergraduates), David Sciulli's book is the first to explain not only how but also why Amitai Etzioni's publications evolved from his dissertation to Active Society and Socio-Economics to Communitarianism.

English.

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