TY - BOOK AU - Cummings,Michael S. TI - Beyond political correctness: social transformation in the United States T2 - Transformations in politics and society SN - 1555878636 AV - JC574.2.U6 C85 2001 U1 - 320.5130973 PY - 2001/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - L. Rienner Publishers KW - Liberalism KW - United States KW - Communitarianism KW - Political correctness KW - Social policy KW - 1993- KW - Politics and government KW - 1993-2001 N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-328) and index; Introduction: Political Correctness as Antitransformational -- 1. PC, Opportunism, and Transformative Deficit on the Left -- 2. Affirmative Action: Hanging Separately While the Gentry Feast -- 3. Transformative Values: Synergy, Entropy, and Social Change -- 4. Beyond Liberalism and Communitarianism: The Invisible Hand of Synergy -- 5. The Missing Child in Transformational Politics -- 6. Beyond Adultism: Political Empowerment for Young People -- 7. Family Empowerment in Social Transformation: The Politics of Birthing, Nursing, and Parenting -- 8. Missing Synergies in Ecology, Crime, and Political Economy -- 9. Conclusion: Ideology as Friend and Foe of Transformation ER -