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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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