Williams, Roy H.   1958- <br/><br/>
Pendulum :  how past generations shape our present and predict our future / 
Roy H. Williams and Michael R. Drew. 
 - New York :  Vanguard Press,  c2012. 
 - ix, 253 p. :  col. ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index. 
<br/><br/>Epiphany -- "We" versus "me" -- What defines a generation? -- Duality -- Alpha voices and the six-year transitionary window -- The limits of predictability -- 1923-1933 : first half of the upswing into "we" -- 1933-1943 : the second half of the upswing, reaching the zenith of "we" -- Three thousand years of "we" and the origin of Western society -- 1943-1953 : the first half of the downswing of "we" -- 1953-1963 : the second half of the downswing of "we" -- 1963-1973 : the first half of the upswing into "me" -- 1973-1983 : the upswing of "me" reaches its limit -- Three thousand years of "me" : a "me" is about big dreams -- 1983-2003 : the twenty-year downswing from "me" -- 2003-2023 : the twenty-year upswing into "we" one more time -- 2013-2023 : what happens next? : a discussion of experts -- Uses of the pendulum -- Pendulum in the Bible. 
<br/><br/> Identifies patterns in the way society judges acceptability, revealing a forty-year cycle in Western society that explains current trends and viewpoints that are shaping the successes of today's political, business, and celebrity figures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781593157067 (hbk) 1593157061 (hbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012289020 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Historia social --1945-<br/>Cambio social--Historia--Siglo XX<br/>Generaciones<br/>Ciencias sociales--Filosofía<br/>Civilización moderna--1950-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN 17.5  / W836p 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.4