THE CULTURAL CREATIVES How 50 Million People Are Changing the World

New York: Harmony. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. 2000. Stated 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0609604678 . 1.2 x 10 x 7.6 Inches; 384 pages; Tan hard covers with dark brown spine. Gold lettering on spine. No spine crease. Slight corner bumping. DJ scuffed, stained. Pages are clean, unmarked, tight, ivory. No ownership marks. In this landmark book, sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry Ruth Anderson draw upon thirteen years of survey research studies on more than 100,000 Americans, plus more than 100 focus groups and dozens of in-depth interviews. They reveal who the Cultural Creatives are and the fascinating story of their emergence over the last generation, using vivid examples and engaging personal stories to describe their distinctive values and lifestyles. The Cultural Creatives, 26% of the population, care deeply about ecology and saving the planet, about relationships, peace, and social justice, about self-actualization, spirituality, and self-expression. Surprisingly, they are both inner-directed and socially concerned; they're activists, volunteers, and contributors to good causes more often than other Americans. But because they've been so invisible, they are astonished to find out how many others share both their values and their way of life. Once they realize their numbers, their impact on America promises to be enormous, shaping a new agenda for the twenty-first century. .