ABSTRACT

In societies that experience rapid social transformation, does an individual's social position have a major influence on their personality? Exploring this, and related questions, Melvin Kohn presents a detailed overview of how social structure relates to personality in a variety of different countries in vastly different political and social contexts. Case studies include the US, communist Poland, Japan, and Poland and the Ukraine during their transition to capitalism.

chapter 1|51 pages

Social Structure and Personality under Conditions of Apparent Social Stability

The United States, Japan, and Poland

chapter 2|24 pages

Doing Social Research under Conditions of Radical Social Change

The Biography of an Ongoing Research Project

chapter 4|34 pages

Class, Stratification, and Personality under Conditions of Radical Social Change

A Comparative Analysis of Poland and Ukraine

chapter 5|25 pages

Extending the Analysis to the Nonemployed

Part 1. Complexity of Activities and Personality under Conditions of Radical Social Change

chapter 6|23 pages

Extending the Analysis to the Nonemployed

Part 2. Structural Location and Personality during the Transformation of Poland and Ukraine

chapter 7|44 pages

Social Structure and Personality during the Process of Radical Social Change

A Study of Ukraine in Transition

chapter 8|20 pages

Reflections