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This book examines the relationship between guilt and political ideologies. It deals with "political" guilt, which is viewed as a philosophic perspective, not a psychological abnormality. "Political" guilt is defined as the belief that one belongs to a group of people that has unjust or unduly fortunate privileges. (When people hold themselves accountable for the existence of a specific condition or situation, such as poverty, then the guilt has become focused and articulated, and may instead be referred to as self-blame.) People from wealthy or upper-middle-class backgrounds are more likely to accept the premises of political guilt than are poor or working-class people, who are virtually immune to it. Moreover, since work is seen as an atonement device in Western cultures, young people are especially susceptible to political guilt, because they have not yet had the time to acquire the "work-and-worries history" that is common to the middle-aged. The educated are similarly vulnerable to guilt, because their education separates them from the world of manual labor. These facts explain the customary transition from youthful radicalism to middle-aged conservatism. Those who regret thei

Author

Allan Levite

Publisher

San Francisco, CA: Stanyan Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780966694307

Subjects

Sociology, Social_sciences