This is part of
a general cultural problem.
Not exact matches
The
cultural changes that Fuchs and Reklis have in mind are increasing individualism, growing preoccupation with individual fulfillment, wider tolerance for divorce as a solution to marital
problems, and more
general acceptance at all social levels of the high rates of out - of - wedlock births and single parenthood.
Beyond this
general problem, Bellah, Habermas, and Luhmann seldom identify the mechanisms of
cultural change.
He is clueless on the concept of «the tragedy of the commons» and «collective action
problems» He is simply doing rhetoric as part of a
general cultural preference for existing patterns of conusmption.
What should be a simple and straightforward solution to a very serious
problem — «stop eating meat and dairy» — is made far more complicated by our societal attachment to foods as
cultural traditions and our
general sense of entitlement toward food.
And although there will always be
problems because of a
general lack of commonalities, goals and
cultural pursuits, one just sort of has to give up that fantasy and let your MIL be herself.