Contemporary Society Quotes
The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people.
Tags: Future, Great, Society ✍ Author: C. L. R. JamesI wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of Wilkie Collins and Graham Greene, of Hammett and Chandler, seemed to offer me all the rope I would ever need.
Tags: Problems, Society, Wanted ✍ Author: Ross MacDonaldThe conception that, instead of this, contemporary society is at or near a turning point is very prominent in the views of a school of social scientists who, though they are still comparatively few, are getting more and more of a hearing.
Tags: Getting, School, Society ✍ Author: Talcott ParsonsOur contemporary society is experimenting with the diminishment of caregivers for children. Some children are raised through crucial stages of life by only one person. This one person, who strives to give the best, may be overwhelmed, busy, trying to raise many children. And even in homes with two parents, many children are essentially alone.
Tags: Best, Life, Society ✍ Author: George GurdjieffIf we wish to discuss knowledge in the most highly developed contemporary society, we must answer the preliminary question of what methodological representation to apply to that society.
Tags: Knowledge, Society, Wish ✍ Author: Jean-Francois Lyotard