if the individual negates the society, USA Today had an interesting story the other day about how America has gone from a "we" society to a "me" society. In examining words used in over 750-thousand American books from the past half-century, a new study found that individualistic words like "I,""personalized" and "loner" were used more than communal words like "we," and "community." An accelerated increase in individualism after the 1960s --and the women's rights and civil rights movements-- has been argued in the past, but observers say this study shows it's really happening. The conclusion: Americans have become more focused on individualism since the 1960s, but not...
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