Habits of the Heart

Key Insight 1: American Individualism: A Double-Edged Sword

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Key Insight 2: Two Faces of Individualism: Utilitarian and Expressive

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Key Insight 3: The Erosion of Civic Membership and Social Capital

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Key Insight 4: Neocapitalism's Reinforcement of Individualism

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Key Insight 5: The "Unencumbered Self" and its Emptiness

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Key Insight 6: Work: From Calling to Career/Job

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Key Insight 7: Love and Marriage: Fragile Bonds of Self-Interest

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Key Insight 8: The Therapeutic Ethos: A Model for All Relationships?

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Key Insight 9: Politics: From Community Consensus to Conflicting Interests

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Key Insight 10: The Illusion of Small-Scale Solutions

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Key Insight 11: Reclaiming Our Traditions: Biblical and Civic Republicanism

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Key Insight 12: Transforming American Culture: A Call for Social Ecology

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