by Paul H. Phd Ray, Sherry Ruth Anderson
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ARE YOU A CULTURAL CREATIVE?
Do you dislike all the emphasis in modern culture on success and “making it,” on getting and spending, on wealth and luxury goods?
Do you care deeply about the destruction of the environment and would pay higher taxes or prices to clean it up and to stop global warming?
Are you unhappy with both the left and the right in politics and want to find a new way that does not simply steer a middle course?
In this landmark book, sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry Ruth Anderson draw upon thirteen years of survey research studies on more than 100,000 Americans. They reveal who the Cultural Creatives are and the fascinating story of their emergence over the last generation, using vivid examples and engaging personal stories to describe their distinctive values and lifestyles. The Cultural Creatives offers a more hopeful future and prepares us all for a transition to a new, saner, and wiser culture.
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Do you "give a lot of importance to helping other people and bringing out their unique gifts?" Do you "dislike all the emphasis in modern culture on success and 'making it,' on getting and spending, on wealth and luxury goods?" Do you "want to be involved in creating a new and better way of life for our country?" If you answered yes to all three of these questions--and at least seven more of the remaining 15 in Paul Ray and Sherry Anderson's questionnaire--then you are probably a Cultural Creative. Cultural Creative is a term coined by Ray and Anderson to describe people whose values embrace a curiosity and concern for the world, its ecosystem, and its peoples; an awareness of and activism for peace and social justice; and an openness to self-actualization through spirituality, psychotherapy, and holistic practices. Cultural Creatives do not just take the money and run; they don't want to defund the National Endowment for the Arts; and they do want women to get a fairer shake--not only in the United States, but around the globe. On the basis of Ray and Anderson's research, about 50 million Americans are Cultural Creatives, a group that includes people of all races, ages, and classes. This subculture could have enormous social and political clout, the authors argue, if only it had any consciousness of itself as a cohesive unit, a society of fellow travelers. The husband and wife team wrote the book "to hold up a mirror" to the members of this vast but diffuse group, to show them they are not alone and that they can reshape society to make it more authentic, compassionate, and engaged. It is an idealistic call for a new agenda for a new millennium. --I. Crane
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 Authors Define "Cultural Creative" Too Narrowly, 2008-09-21
"The Cultural Creatives" is a very good book that is marred by its authors' overly narrow definition of the type of person who is a Cultural Creative. They've missed all the people like me who are what Rod Dreher calls "Crunchy Cons".
After reading Dr. Ray's and Dr. Anderson's profiles of the 3 types of people, I fit mostly the profile of a Cultural Creative except I'm more conservative when it comes to religion and certain social issues. I didn't fit the demographics given of Traditionals- I'm not uneducated, blue-collar, rural, nor do I feel "left behind" and "unable to compete" in modern society. On the survey questions, most of my beliefs are closer to that of CC's rather than Traditionals. Also, the discussion of the personal journey CC's typically take from feelings of alienation from modernism to finding wholeness through forging their own paths really resonated with me.
On the other hand, I definitely do not share the authors' whole-hearted enthusiasm for the 1960's. Some of the societal changes brought about were very positive (such as civil rights for African-Americans, the opening up of career & educational opportunities for women, greater concern for the environment, etc.) but others were negative (especially regarding sexual morality). My generation grew up experiencing both the benefits from and the problems caused by the '60's. I think that's why I and a number of other people my age I know actually ended up a bit more conservative than our Baby Boomer parents.
The authors keep talking about how CC's are dissatisfied with both the political left and the political right; however, their narrow definition of CC's very much equates CC's with liberalism. So I'm back to my original question- where do all the "Crunchy Cons" like me fit in?
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 placing YOU in the bigger picture, 2008-08-06
An important book! I found it none to soon after I read A Call for Connection: Solutions for Creating a Whole New Culture Do you believe you have an open mind, that your small part in society can somehow have a ripple effect? Check this book out. Intriguing, intelligent, inspiring... could make you consider what your political, cultural, economical, and social place in society is ... makes me hopeful and positive. I read it right when it came out and now I want to read it again!!
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The Best!!, 2008-06-08
I am very pleased with my order. The book was in excellent condition and was swiftly delivered.
This is an absolutely amazing book.
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Awesome, 2008-04-13
Fantastic presentation of hope for the continuation of life on this planet. It is nice to know that the ones of us Paul Ray calls cultural creatives are not alone or few in number. Read this book to see how our world is changing and what is being done and can be done to sustain the planet and life on it.
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There is better stuff out there..., 2008-02-18
This work is hardly original. The material finds a much richer context and more nuanced analysis in Brief History of Everything (Ken Wiber)and in the work of Robert Kegan, Clare Graves, Susan Cook-Greuter and other developmentalists. The Cultural Creatives is essentially a popularization an sensationalization of this deeper developmental analysis by true scholars and is consequently shot through with the over-simplifications, hyperbole and blanket generalizations that characterize most works of this ilk. The books mentioned above show where the "cultural creatives" fit in the overall scheme of developmental research and they also reflect the developmental levels that emerge after those of cultural creatives.
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