Education and the Transformation of Bourgeois Culture: Toward a Critique of Christopher Lasch's

Shapiro, H. Svi

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ERIC Number: EJ288987

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Education and the Transformation of Bourgeois Culture: Toward a Critique of Christopher Lasch's "Culture of Narcissism."

Shapiro, H. Svi

Teachers College Record, v85 nl p57-72 Fall 1983

Contemporary theories about the nature of modern bourgeois culture are reviewed briefly, and the contradictions of that culture are stressed. Christopher Lasch's criticisms of American schools in "The Culture of Narcissism" fail to recognize that self-liberating practices may stimulate intellectual growth. (PP)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Capitalism, Cultural Context, Egocentrism, Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Life Style, School Role, Social Values, Sociocultural Patterns, Socioeconomic Influences

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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