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The Limits of Idealism: When Good Intentions Go Bad (Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice)
 
 
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The Limits of Idealism: When Good Intentions Go Bad (Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice) (Hardcover)

by Melvyn L. Fein (Author) "The St. Nicholas Welfare Center stood in the heart of Harlem..." (more)
Key Phrases: morality game, gender radicals, radical civil rights, United States, World War, New York City (more...)
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This book demonstrates how and why morality can result in extremist behavior and advocates what the author calls `critical idealism' as a way of life. The author discusses radical elements of the feminist, civil rights, and `medicalist' movements as examples of the contemporary drift toward intolerance and incivility and demonstrates how idealism can contribute to misleading and dangerous behavior in some cases but in the right hands can result in positive social action.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 270 pages
  • Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 31, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0306462117
  • ISBN-13: 978-0306462115
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (