tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post2686560516944754923..comments2023-07-15T00:49:06.852-07:00Comments on asexy beast: The Lonely Crowd, First HalfIlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12795337226989102549noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-90414678100122416152010-02-27T14:13:48.832-08:002010-02-27T14:13:48.832-08:00Sure thing-- at the time the book was written, Rie...Sure thing-- at the time the book was written, Riesman thought that America was on the verge of population decline, like a few other affluent countries (Italy, Japan) are going through now. How well that theory has held up in terms of the US, I don't know. That said, the population aspect isn't the most important.Ilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795337226989102549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223027726680052006.post-13941604340183541632010-02-27T08:19:36.451-08:002010-02-27T08:19:36.451-08:00This caught my eye.
In this phase [of incipient p...This caught my eye.<br /><br /><i>In this phase [of incipient <b>population decline</b>] there is not only a growth of leisure</i><br /><br />Please reiterate or contextualize, I'd appreciate that. thx :)raymoejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623361339819280537noreply@blogger.com