Together : the rituals, pleasures and politics of cooperation

Sennett, Richard 1943- (author.).

Summary: Discusses why people tend to avoid social engagement with those unlike themselves, why increased cooperation is necessary to make society prosper, and the skills necessary for strengthening cooperation.

Record details

ISBN: 0300188285 (softcover)
ISBN: 9780300188288 (softcover)
Physical Description: print
xi, 323 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2012.
Copyright: ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-302) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: The cooperative frame of mind -- Pt. 1: Cooperation shaped. "The social question" : reformers in Paris explore a puzzle ; The fragile balance : competition and cooperation in nature and culture ; The "great unsettling" : how the Reformation transformed cooperation -- Pt. 2: Cooperation weakened. Inequality : imposed and absorbed in childhood ; The social triangle : how social relations become embittered at work ; The uncooperative self : the psychology of withdrawal -- Pt. 3: Cooperation strengthened. The workshop : making and repairing ; Everyday diplomacy : Reformation conversations put to practical use ; The community : practising commitment ; Coda: Montaigne's cat.