{"product_id":"the-wages-of-sin-americas-dilemma-of-profit-against-humanity-hardcover","title":"The Wages of Sin: America's Dilemma of Profit Against Humanity - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Huer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn H. Huer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an incisive book about what has gone wrong with the social fabric of American society. Jon Huer postulates two models of society: one that pursues profit and self-interest, and the other that cherishes community values. Huer holds that these two types of ethics cannot coexist in a truly just society. One prominent result of the current dominance of the profit-driven model of behavior is that American society increasingly substitutes reality with illusion, happiness with pleasure, strength with brute force--highlighted by the now-obsessive demands for entertainment and overconsumption, and frequent calls for warlike ventures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wages of Sin\u003c\/i\u003e is a major work of American cultural analysis that gives historical insights and suggests remedies to the current societal malaise. Calling attention to the United States' original purpose and resolve, the author challenges the generally accepted views in the United States. He is critical of American society--but expresses his view hopefully, regretfully, and sympathetically. Huer passionately uncovers the underpinnings of the unhappiness and dissatisfaction rampant in America--while at the same time providing historical and sociological insights and facts. This book will be of great interest to the educated or general reader, scholars, and students in sociology, American studies, political science, philosophy, psychology, and even literary criticism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJON HUER is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eTenure for Socrates: A Study in the Betrayal of the American Professo\u003c\/i\u003er (Bergin \u0026amp; Garvey, 1990), \u003ci\u003eThe Great Art Hoax\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fallacies of Social Science\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dead End\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 9.5 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506863554738,"sku":"9780275939328","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/aDjqyOeT0q9780275939328.webp?v=1779565267","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-wages-of-sin-americas-dilemma-of-profit-against-humanity-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}