02716cam a2200433 a 4500 113729 113729 17560689 BJBSDDR 20230411090620.0 ta 121212s2012 nyua b 000 0 eng d 2012289020 9781593157067 (hbk) 1593157061 (hbk) (OCoLC)ocn731913248 BTCTA spa BTCTA BDX B@L OCLCO TKL YDXCP ORX BUR C PL DLC eng lccopycat HN 17.5 W836p 2012 303.4 23 Williams, Roy H. (Roy Hollister), 1958- 9878 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. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index. 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. 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. Historia social 1945- 1528 Cambio social Historia Siglo XX 1529 Generaciones 10002 Ciencias sociales Filosofía 3579 Civilización moderna 1950- 3089 Drew, Michael R. 9880 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1306/2012289020-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1306/2012289020-d.html 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2019-11-13 0 HN 17.5 W836p 2012 00000140109 2019-11-13 00:00:00 1 2023-04-11 BK