Political Correctness

A Sociocultural Black Hole
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-52808-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 164 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 263 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

This book explores the nature of political correctness as but one of the faces of today’s widespread sociocultural hypocrisy; it is a critique of a phenomenon that constitutes a threat to the Enlightenment hope that humanity might one day achieve maturity. The author identifies political correctness as a drive towards shallowness, anti-intellectualism and self-flagellation – and a culture in which perception is everything. With attention to the emergence and growth of political correctness in a country, Greece, where it can be observed from a bottom-up perspective, this volume demonstrates that although at first glance it appears as a well-intentioned social movement informed by values with which no moral and judicious person could disagree, political correctness actually represents, at best, a distraction from graver concerns; at worst, a manifestation of human foolishness and malevolence. A study of the destruction of honest and rational debate, characterized by trials of intention, often by social media, Political Correctness: A Sociocultural Black Hole will appeal to scholars of sociology and media studies with interests in contemporary political culture.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tsakalakis, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: A Lannister Always Dates His Pets 2. PC in Greece: An Atypical, yet Revealing, Case Study 3. A Culture of Hypocrisy 4. The Story Thus Far: A Critical Review of the Literature on PC 5. Alceste… and the Rest: A Misanthropic Pessimist’s Outlook on PC 6. [In Lieu of a] Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas Tsakalakis is Adjunct Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Athens, Greece.