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PublisherPrinceton University Press

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Number of Pages425 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMembership and Morals : the Personal Uses of Pluralism in America

SubjectPolitical

Publication Year2000

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy

AuthorNancy L. Rosenblum

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ReviewsNancy L. Rosenblum in Membership and Morals has produced a powerful argument that the worriers have got it wrong--or at least they have chosen the wrong things to worry about.... Part of the attractiveness of her thesis is that it purports to cut across the usual lines of political battle.... The bulk of her book is made up of an impressive survey of the hard cases of social affiliation ... and her defense in every case of the rights of people in a democratic society to associate with those of like mind and belief. -- James Bowman, The Times Literary Supplement, Nancy L. Rosenblum in Membership and Morals has produced a powerful argument that the worriers have got it wrong--or at least they have chosen the wrong things to worry about.... Part of the attractiveness of her thesis is that it purports to cut across the usual lines of political battle.... The bulk of her book is made up of an impressive survey of the hard cases of social affiliation ... and her defense in every case of the rights of people in a democratic society to associate with those of like mind and belief., Membership and Morals is a thoughtful, challenging, and carefully nuanced book that should be read by all serious scholars of civil society., "Political theory, moral philosophy, and constitutional law desperately require a rigorous analysis of the role associations ought to play in sustaining good society. Such an analysis is precisely Nancy Rosenblum's great accomplishment." --Alan Wolfe, The New Republic, Membership and Morals is a thoughtful, challenging, and carefully nuanced book that should be read by all serious scholars of civil society. -- Claire Morgan, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, " Membership and Morals is a thoughtful, challenging, and carefully nuanced book that should be read by all serious scholars of civil society."-- Claire Morgan, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, "Nancy L. Rosenblum in Membership and Morals has produced a powerful argument that the worriers have got it wrong--or at least they have chosen the wrong things to worry about.... Part of the attractiveness of her thesis is that it purports to cut across the usual lines of political battle.... The bulk of her book is made up of an impressive survey of the hard cases of social affiliation ... and her defense in every case of the rights of people in a democratic society to associate with those of like mind and belief."-- James Bowman, The Times Literary Supplement, Political theory, moral philosophy, and constitutional law desperately require a rigorous analysis of the role associations ought to play in sustaining good society. Such an analysis is precisely Nancy Rosenblum's great accomplishment. -- Alan Wolfe, The New Republic, Nancy L. Rosenblum inMembership and Moralshas produced a powerful argument that the worriers have got it wrong--or at least they have chosen the wrong things to worry about.... Part of the attractiveness of her thesis is that it purports to cut across the usual lines of political battle.... The bulk of her book is made up of an impressive survey of the hard cases of social affiliation ... and her defense in every case of the rights of people in a democratic society to associate with those of like mind and belief. -- James Bowman, The Times Literary Supplement, " Membership and Morals is a thoughtful, challenging, and carefully nuanced book that should be read by all serious scholars of civil society." --Claire Morgan, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, "Political theory, moral philosophy, and constitutional law desperately require a rigorous analysis of the role associations ought to play in sustaining good society. Such an analysis is precisely Nancy Rosenblum's great accomplishment."-- Alan Wolfe, The New Republic, Nancy L. Rosenblum inMembership and Moralshas produced a powerful argument that the worriers have got it wrong--or at least they have chosen the wrong things to worry about.... Part of the attractiveness of her thesis is that it purports to cut across the usual lines of political battle.... The bulk of her book is made up of an impressive survey of the hard cases of social affiliation ... and her defense in every case of the rights of people in a democratic society to associate with those of like mind and belief., Membership and Moralsis a thoughtful, challenging, and carefully nuanced book that should be read by all serious scholars of civil society., Membership and Moralsis a thoughtful, challenging, and carefully nuanced book that should be read by all serious scholars of civil society. -- Claire Morgan, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Political theory, moral philosophy, and constitutional law desperately require a rigorous analysis of the role associations ought to play in sustaining good society. Such an analysis is precisely Nancy Rosenblum's great accomplishment., "Nancy L. Rosenblum in Membership and Morals has produced a powerful argument that the worriers have got it wrong--or at least they have chosen the wrong things to worry about.... Part of the attractiveness of her thesis is that it purports to cut across the usual lines of political battle.... The bulk of her book is made up of an impressive survey of the hard cases of social affiliation ... and her defense in every case of the rights of people in a democratic society to associate with those of like mind and belief." --James Bowman, The Times Literary Supplement

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Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction: Associations and the Moral Anxieties of Liberalism 3 Pt. 1 Pluralism and Liberal Expectancy 23 1 Civil Society: Getting the Dangers Right 25 2 The Morality of Association 47 Pt. 2 Voluntary Associations 71 3 Religious Associations: Constitutional Incongruence 73 4 Corporate Culture and Community at Home 112 5 Compelled Association: Democratic Equality and Self-Respect 158 6 Membership and Voice 191 7 Secret Societies and Private Armies: Conspiracism and Clear and Present Danger 239 8 "Fusion Republicanism" and Paramilitary Paul Reveres 285 9 Identity Groups and Voluntary Association: Filling in the Empty Politics of Recognition 319 Conclusion: Navigating Pluralism: The Democracy of Everyday Life 349 Notes 365 Index 417

SynopsisIn recent years, membership has dropped in traditional voluntary associations such as Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, and bowling leagues. At the same time, concern is rising about the growth of paramilitary and hate groups. Scholars have warned that these trends are undermining civic society by creating a dangerous number of isolated, mistrustful individuals and organized, antisocial renegades. In this provocative book, however, Nancy Rosenblum takes a new, less narrowly political approach to the study of groups. And she reaches more optimistic conclusions about the state of civil society. Rosenblum argues that we should judge associations not only by what they do for civic virtue, but also by what they do for individual members. She shows that groups of all kinds--among them religious groups, corporations, homeowner associations, secret societies, racial and cultural identity groups, prayer groups, and even paramilitary groups--fill deep psychological and moral needs. And she contends that the failure to recognize this has contributed to an alarmist view of their social impact.For example, she argues that, although extremist groups have obvious antisocial aims, they constrain individuals who would be even more dangerous as maladjusted loners.And she examines the rapid growth of small "support groups"--which are usually dismissed as politically irrelevant--and shows that the moral support people find in such places as prayer groups and self-help groups helps to cultivate the social trust some scholars say is disappearing. Rosenblum concludes that, for practical and principled reasons, American democracy should permit expansive freedom of association, illustrating her case with discussion of specific cases in law. Rosenblum recognizes, however, that freedom has a price. She reminds us that some groups have oppressive and even criminal tendencies, and she explores what liberal democracy should do to ensure that individuals also have freedom within associations and freedom to exit. Throughout, Rosenblum writes eloquently and with a powerful moral voice, drawing on law, practical politics, and psychology to produce an original political theory of the moral uses of pluralism.The book adds remarkable depth and subtlety to one of the leading subjects in contemporary social and political debate., In recent years, membership has dropped in traditional voluntary associations such as Rotary Clubs, Jaycees, and bowling leagues. At the same time, concern is rising about the growth of paramilitary and hate groups. Scholars have warned that these trends are undermining civic society by creating a dangerous number of isolated, mistrustful individuals and organized, antisocial renegades. In this provocative book, however, Nancy Rosenblum takes a new, less narrowly political approach to the study of groups. And she reaches more optimistic conclusions about the state of civil society. Rosenblum argues that we should judge associations not only by what they do for civic virtue, but also by what they do for individual members. She shows that groups of all kinds--among them religious groups, corporations, homeowner associations, secret societies, racial and cultural identity groups, prayer groups, and even paramilitary groups--fill deep psychological and moral needs. And she contends that the failure to recognize this has contributed to an alarmist view of their social impact. For example, she argues that, although extremist groups have obvious antisocial aims, they constrain individuals who would be even more dangerous as maladjusted loners. And she examines the rapid growth of small "support groups"--which are usually dismissed as politically irrelevant--and shows that the moral support people find in such places as prayer groups and self-help groups helps to cultivate the social trust some scholars say is disappearing. Rosenblum concludes that, for practical and principled reasons, American democracy should permit expansive freedom of association, illustrating her case with discussion of specific cases in law. Rosenblum recognizes, however, that freedom has a price. She reminds us that some groups have oppressive and even criminal tendencies, and she explores what liberal democracy should do to ensure that individuals also have freedom within associations and freedom to exit. Throughout, Rosenblum writes eloquently and with a powerful moral voice, drawing on law, practical politics, and psychology to produce an original political theory of the moral uses of pluralism. The book adds remarkable depth and subtlety to one of the leading subjects in contemporary social and political debate., Features a different to the study of groups, and argues that we should judge associations not only by what they do for civic virtue, but also by what they do for individual members. This book shows that groups of various kinds fill psychological and moral needs. It concludes that American democracy should permit expansive freedom of association.