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- catalog abstract "This book argues that modern technology has radically and irretrievably altered our sense of identity and hence our social, political, and legal life. In traditional societies, relationships and identities were strongly vertical: there was a clear line of authority from top to bottom, and identity was fixed by one's birth or social position. But in modern society, identity and authority have become much more horizontal: people feel freer to choose who they are and to form relationships on a plane of equality. The author examines how modern life centers on human identity seen in terms of race, gender, ethnicity, and religion, and how this new way of defining oneself affects politics, social structure, and the law. He claims that our horizontal society is the product of the mass media -- in particular, television -- which break down the isolation of traditional life and allow individuals to connect with like-minded others across barriers of space and time. As horizontal groups blossom, loyalties and allegiances to smaller groups fragment what seemed to be the unity of the larger nation. In addition, the media's ability to spread a global mass culture causes a breakdown of cultural isolation that leads to more immigration and heavy pressure on the laws and institutions of citizenship and immigration.".
- catalog contributor b11103822.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-298) and index.".
- catalog description "The way we live now -- A revolution of rights -- A wealth of nations -- Big fish and little fish : Nation against nation -- Insiders and outsiders -- Citizens and strangers : Legal and social definitions -- Immigration and its discontents -- Beyond ethnicity -- Some concluding remarks.".
- catalog description "This book argues that modern technology has radically and irretrievably altered our sense of identity and hence our social, political, and legal life. In traditional societies, relationships and identities were strongly vertical: there was a clear line of authority from top to bottom, and identity was fixed by one's birth or social position. But in modern society, identity and authority have become much more horizontal: people feel freer to choose who they are and to form relationships on a plane of equality. The author examines how modern life centers on human identity seen in terms of race, gender, ethnicity, and religion, and how this new way of defining oneself affects politics, social structure, and the law. He claims that our horizontal society is the product of the mass media -- in particular, television -- which break down the isolation of traditional life and allow individuals to connect with like-minded others across barriers of space and time. As horizontal groups blossom, loyalties and allegiances to smaller groups fragment what seemed to be the unity of the larger nation. In addition, the media's ability to spread a global mass culture causes a breakdown of cultural isolation that leads to more immigration and heavy pressure on the laws and institutions of citizenship and immigration.".
- catalog extent "x, 310 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0300075456".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press,".
- catalog subject "306/.09/04 21".
- catalog subject "Ethnicity.".
- catalog subject "Group identity.".
- catalog subject "HM131 .F736 1999".
- catalog subject "Social history 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Social values.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The way we live now -- A revolution of rights -- A wealth of nations -- Big fish and little fish : Nation against nation -- Insiders and outsiders -- Citizens and strangers : Legal and social definitions -- Immigration and its discontents -- Beyond ethnicity -- Some concluding remarks.".
- catalog title "The horizontal society / Lawrence M. Friedman.".
- catalog type "text".