The book explores the emergence of "robopaths," individuals dehumanized by societal structures and violence, reflecting on events like My Lai and Kent State. Yablonsky argues that this phenomenon results from the conflict between humanity and technology. While he doesn't provide definitive solutions, he suggests that insights from group dynamics and countercultural movements may offer pathways to reshape society, enhancing human connection and compassion in an increasingly mechanized world.
Focusing on the intricate dynamics of urban gangs, this revised edition presents Dr. Lewis Yablonsky's in-depth analysis based on firsthand research. Through the voices of gang members, it reveals chilling insights into their motivations for violence, including the murder of a young victim. The study delves into gang organization, leadership structures, and the cycles of warfare, while also proposing innovative strategies for gang control and community intervention.
ablonsky, a sociologist and one of the foremost authorities in phychodrama, raises the book from ordinary show biz profiles to a penetrating insight into the relationship of personality to screen image, of character to social symbol. Like much about Raft, the book has class.?br>?i>Los Angeles Timeshe most roguishly appealing movie bio since Errol Flynn My Wicked, Wicked Ways.?br>?i>Kirkus Reviewshe story of my good friend George climb from the rowdy speakeasy clubs on Broadway in the twenties to the top of Hollywood stardom is an exciting American saga. Reading George biography by Lewis Yablonsky is the next best thing to being there.?br>?i>Frank Sinatra great story. George was an important and exciting star. When better men like George are madehen I'll make m.?br>?i>Mae West
[Buy this book now only at iUniverse.com bookstore. Order from bookstores everywhere in 4-6 weeks!] Much as Nancy Friday's My Mother My Self explored the mother-daughter bond, this book illuminates the emotional themes that surround the important relationship betyween fathers and sons in terms both practical and theoretical, both enlightening and moving. Drawing upon extensive case-history material, based on interviews with over 100 fathers and sons from a cross section of society, Yablonsky defines the various prototypes of each -- autocratic, egocentric, and distant fathers, compliant and rebellious sons; their interactions and interdependencies; their individual rights and duties and their obligations to each other ; the normal and pathological conflicts between them and how mothers and daughters can intervene constructively in such conflicts; the degree to which a father's status in the world can affect his son's aspirations -- and how a son's success or failure can affect his father; and other important dimensions of this complex relationship. Fathers and Sons is an important, definitive, highly useful guide for all men who want to improve their own such relationships and for the women who want to better understand the fathers and sons in their lives.