Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive

A Sociology of Modern Culture

John Carroll

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Routledge
01 September 2024

Social classes; Social theory

Series: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1977, Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive investigates the process of the transformation of Western society in the twentieth century. The author questions assumptions of sociological fashion and goes beyond the descriptions of changes in the economy, government, education, the family, work, leisure and the arts, to a deeper level of historical cause. He proposes three-character types, or patterns of psychological disposition, to indicate respectively the ‘Puritan’ past that is waning, the immediate ‘paranoid’ past that has exemplified society’s crisis of transition, and the ‘remissive’ future, whose ideology already permeates the present. These types reflect his leading theme – the historical decline of the authority of the individual.

John Carroll believes that culture has moved faster than character. Focusing on what is conventionally the upper middle class – the bourgeoisie – he proposes the emergence of a new ‘remissive’ culture from the ruins of the old Puritan order, and concludes that the pathology, the remiss nervousness of contemporary Westerners, results from their futile attempts to adapt their enduring Puritan disposition to their hedonist ideals. The twenty-first century carries remnants of this transformation and will be of interest to students of sociology, philosophy, history and political science.

By: John Carroll
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781032333984
ISBN 10: 1032333987
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 01 September 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface 1. The Puritan 2. The Paranoid 3. The Remissive 4. The Decline of Individual Authority 5. Paranoia and Cultural Change 6. The Remissive Prospect 7. The New England Flight from Calvin: Some Sociological Impressions 8. Puritan Character and The Scarlet Letter 9. On the Function of Culture 10. On Methods (Tocqueville, Weber, Freud) 11. On Universals: Weber, Calvin and Oedipus 12. Motives Bibliography Index