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The Success Ethic, Education, and the American Dream SUNY Series, Education and Culture
author
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DeVitis, Joseph L.; Rich, John Martin.
publisher
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State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0791429946
print isbn13
:
9780791429945
ebook isbn13
:
9780585060576
language
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English
subject
Success, Conduct of life, Ethics.
publication date
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1996
lcc
:
BJ1611.2.D45 1996eb
ddc
:
170/.973
subject
:
Success, Conduct of life, Ethics.
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The Success Ethic, Education, and the American Dream
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SUNY Series, Education and Culture: Critical Factors in the Formation of Character and Community in American Life
Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. and Paul Farber, Editors
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The Success Ethic, Education, and the American Dream
Joseph L. DeVitis and John Martin Rich
State University of New York Press
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Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
1996 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher.
For information, address the State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246
Production by Bernadine Dawes Marketing by Fran Keneston
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
DeVitis, Joseph L. The success ethic, education, and the American dream / Joseph L. DeVitis and John Martin Rich. p. cm. (SUNY series, education and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-2993-8 (hard: alk. paper). ISBN 0-7914-2994-6 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Success. 2. Conduct of life. 3. Ethics. I. Rich, John Martin. II. Title. III. Series. BJ1611.2D45 1996 170'.973dc2096-3227 CIP
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To Leigh, Jeffrey and Suzanne
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Contents
Acknowledgments
viii
Preface
ix
1 The Pursuit of the American Dream
1
2 The Character Ethic
11
3 The Mind Power Ethic
33
4 The Personality Ethic
49
5 The Service Ethic
65
6 Education, the Success Ethic, and the American Dream
83
7 Psychological Perspectives
107
8 Philosophical Perspectives
127
9 Social Perspectives
157
10 The Future Success Ethic in American Culture
173
Notes
189
Index
211
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Acknowledgments
We wish to thank Jeanne Schrader, Sarah Supulski, and Vicky Vlach for their efficient word processing and cheerful dispositions throughout the preparation of this manuscript. We also appreciate the encouragement on the project from Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., of the University of Miami; Paul Farber, of Western Michigan University; and Lois Patton, of SUNY Press. Finally, we owe Alan V. Hewat a debt of gratitude for his helpful copyediting.
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Preface
The quest for success propels persons along diverse life paths. Beckoning is the American Dream. In this quest, informal education follows the blandishments of self-improvement formulas that promise wealth, mobility, status, and respect. Self-improvement literature, which began in America with Benjamin Franklin, proliferated in the nineteenth century and has since developed a number of different genres.
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