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- Social Factors in the Personality Disorders
- Social Factors in the Personality Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Part I General Principles
- Part II Social Mechanisms
- Chapter 3 Social Context and Personality
- Chapter 4 Modernity and Personality Disorder
- Part III Specific Patterns of Disorder
- Part IV Models and Clinical Applications
- References
- Index
Chapter 4 - Modernity and Personality Disorder
from Part II - Social Mechanisms
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 August 2020
- Social Factors in the Personality Disorders
- Social Factors in the Personality Disorders
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction
- Part I General Principles
- Part II Social Mechanisms
- Chapter 3 Social Context and Personality
- Chapter 4 Modernity and Personality Disorder
- Part III Specific Patterns of Disorder
- Part IV Models and Clinical Applications
- References
- Index
Summary
Social structures can be broadly dichotomized into “traditional” or “modern” types (Giddens, 1991; Inkeles & Smith, 1974). Traditional societies are primarily characterized by slow rates of social change, and by intergenerational continuity. Modern societies, in contrast, are characterized by rapid social change, and by intergenerational discontinuity. This dichotomy tells us something useful about the evolution of culture.
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- Social Factors in the Personality DisordersFinding a Niche, pp. 33 - 38Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020