how past generations shape our present and predict our future Williams, Roy H. (Roy Hollister) 1958- creator Drew, Michael R. text bibliography nyu New York Vanguard Press c2012 2012 monographic eng

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ix, 253 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. 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. 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. Roy H. Williams and Michael R. Drew. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index. Historia social 1945- Cambio social Historia Siglo XX Generaciones Ciencias sociales Filosofía Civilización moderna 1950- HN 17.5 W836p 2012 303.4 9781593157067 (hbk) 1593157061 (hbk) 2012289020 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1306/2012289020-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1306/2012289020-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1306/2012289020-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1306/2012289020-d.html BTCTA 121212 20230411090620.0 17560689 spa