false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171217789m/90636.jpg 90636 8 The powerful case for a society of mutual respect. <P>As various forms of social welfare were dismantled though the last decade of the twentieth century, many thinkers argued that human well-being was best served by a focus on potential, not need. <P>Richard Sennett thinks differently. In this dazzling blend of personal memoir and reflective scholarship, he addresses need and social responsibility across the gulf of inequality. In the uncertain world of "flexible" social relationships, all are troubled by issues of respect: whether it is an employee stuck with insensitive management, a social worker trying to aid a resentful client, or a virtuoso artist and an accompanist aiming for a perfect duet. <P>Opening with a memoir of growing up in Chicago's infamous Cabrini Green housing project, Richard Sennett looks at three factors that undermine mutual respect: unequal ability, adult dependency, and degrading forms of compassion. In contrast to current welfare "reforms," Sennett proposes a welfare system based on respect for those in need. He explores how self-worth can be nurtured in an unequal society (for example, through dedication to craft); how self-esteem must be balanced with feeling for others; and how mutual respect can forge bonds across the divide of inequality. <P>Where erasing inequality was once the goal of social radicals, Sennett seeks a more humane meritocracy: a society that, while accepting inequalities of talent, seeks to nurture the best in all its members and to connect them strongly to one another. 87474 2002 Respect in a World of Inequality total:17|5:4|4:8|3:3|2:1|1:1| 17 64 29 4 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jul 15 06:07:45 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 19:18:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 15:18:27 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 17:47:01 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri May 30 15:06:06 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 15:28:07 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Feb 14 18:33:41 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 18:34:18 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Nov 21 09:02:59 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 09:02:59 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 29 06:05:19 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 06:05:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 27 05:20:05 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 03:28:41 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 03:28:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 17:56:26 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 17:56:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 28 18:43:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 18:43:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jun 19 20:11:51 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 20:11:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 15 11:12:19 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 11:12:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 09 08:55:56 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 08:55:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 09 00:41:18 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 00:41:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 31 11:39:47 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 11:39:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 28 13:03:33 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 13:04:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 23 10:38:07 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 10:38:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 17 04:56:20 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 04:56:20 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 29 12:12:43 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 12:12:52 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Nov 03 15:59:07 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 15:59:07 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Sep 04 06:00:42 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 06:00:42 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=90636