Author: Jerome Braun

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Jerome Braun is known for his writing in interdisciplinary social science, the kind not usually covered in most Ph.D programs, with some emphasis on culture and personality and on democracy from a cross-cultural perspective. Much in the spirit of pragmatic critical theory, he started out writing on industrial democracy and on alienation in the workplace, and eventually expanded to writing on democracy in general and on alienation in the world at large. A good deal of his writing tends to lie on the border between disciplines, such as the borders between psychology and anthropology, and sociology and economics, at the same time informed by a knowledge of history, all of which produces a rather holistic point of view, partly inspired by classical sociology. In general he has studied alienation in modern society, and its effects on both culture and personality. In particular his writing on the psychology of personality, and on how the fulfillment of personality can be hampered or fostered by various kinds of social and cultural environments, is in the spirit of such humanistic writers as Erich Fromm and Christopher Lasch. He takes a rather pragmatic approach to the study of social evolution, and in this regard is much inspired by the work of Max Weber. He gave the Willard and Margaret thorp Lecture at Princeton University on October 12, 2000 where he spoke on “Liberal and Authoritarian Versions of Democracy.” He also was a consultant to the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign as a member of their Labor, Employment, and Workplace Policy Committee. He co-edited with Prof. George Mc Call Issue 192 (June 2008) of the International Social Science Journal sponsored by UNESCO devoted to the topic of “Dilemmas in Nation-Building.” His contribution is an essay on “Character, Civil Society, and Prospects for Democracy.”




4 Ebooks by Jerome Braun

Jerome Braun: Democratic Culture and Moral Character
This book returns critical theory to its roots in both psychology and the social sciences. It shows some of the relationships between equality in a political and social sense and personal identity th …
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€96.29
Jerome Braun & Lauren Langman: Alienation and the Carnivalization of Society
This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective, revisiting classic treatments of the topic (Marx, Simmel, Weber) and exploring its relevance to understanding po …
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€59.28
Jerome Braun & Lauren Langman: Alienation and the Carnivalization of Society
This book examines alienation from both a sociological and psychoanalytic perspective, revisiting classic treatments of the topic (Marx, Simmel, Weber) and exploring its relevance to understanding po …
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DRM
€59.32
Stephen Pain: Find a Space!
Provides an approach to teaching physical education at Key Stages 1 and 2, for non-specialist primary school teachers who have limited training and experience in this area. The text aims to encourage …
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English
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€31.89