{"product_id":"political-correctness-thomas-tsakalakis-9780367528072","title":"Political Correctness: A Sociocultural Black Hole","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the nature of political correctness as but one of the faces of today's widespread sociocultural hypocrisy; it is a critique of a phenomenon that constitutes a threat to the Enlightenment hope that humanity might one day achieve maturity. The author identifies political correctness as a drive towards shallowness, anti-intellectualism and self-flagellation - and a culture in which perception is everything. With attention to the emergence and growth of political correctness in a country, Greece, where it can be observed from a bottom-up perspective, this volume demonstrates that although at first glance it appears as a well-intentioned social movement informed by values with which no moral and judicious person could disagree, political correctness actually represents, at best, a distraction from graver concerns; at worst, a manifestation of human foolishness and malevolence. A study of the destruction of honest and rational debate, characterized by trials of intention, often by social media, \u003ci\u003ePolitical Correctness: A Sociocultural Black Hole \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to scholars of sociology and media studies with interests in contemporary political culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Tsakalakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 036752807X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367528072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Thomas Tsakalakis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086532358399,"sku":"9780367528072","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_696d8eb9-3ecc-4a56-96cd-8b11f1a585c9.jpg?v=1769095209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-correctness-thomas-tsakalakis-9780367528072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}