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Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education

by Nathan D. Grawe ...

Narrated by BJ Harrison ...

Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

Higher education faces a looming demographic storm. Decades-long patterns in fertility, migration, and immigration persistently nudge the country toward the Hispanic Southwest. As a result, the Northeast and Midwest—traditional higher education strongholds—expect to lose five percent of their college-aged populations between now and the mid-2020s.In Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education ... Read more

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Higher education faces a looming demographic storm. Decades-long patterns in fertility, migration, and immigration persistently nudge the country toward the Hispanic Southwest. As a result, the Northeast and Midwest—traditional higher education strongholds—expect to lose five percent of their college-aged populations between now and the mid-2020s.In Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education
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Suburbs

A Very Short Introduction

by Carl Abbott ...

Narrated by Mike Lenz ...

Unabridged

4 hours 14 min

We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling ... Read more

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We live in the suburban era. Well over half of all Americans and two-thirds of Canadians live in suburbs. Tracts of suburban bungalows ring Sydney and Melbourne. Suburban apartments rise on the outskirts of Paris, Prague, Singapore, and Beijing. Nearly everyone has a strong opinion about suburbs. Folks who love dense cities scorn "suburbia," while people who like big yards dislike bustling
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Birthrates and Battlelines

How Population Shaped Global Power

by Charles Mugera ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Alaric I ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

Discover the Forces That Shaped a Continent’s DominanceWhat propelled Europe to a position of unmatched influence across the globe? This compelling exploration delves into the intricate web of demographic trends, economic strategies, social structures, and political innovations that carved a distinct edge for Europe over Asia and Africa. From the subtle shifts in population growth to the sweeping ... Read more

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Discover the Forces That Shaped a Continent’s DominanceWhat propelled Europe to a position of unmatched influence across the globe? This compelling exploration delves into the intricate web of demographic trends, economic strategies, social structures, and political innovations that carved a distinct edge for Europe over Asia and Africa. From the subtle shifts in population growth to the sweeping
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The War on Critical Race Theory

Or, The Remaking of Racism

by David Theo Goldberg ...

Narrated by Lisa Larsen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

"Critical Race Theory" is consuming conservative America. The mounting attacks on a once-obscure legal theory are upending public schooling, legislating censorship, driving elections, and cleaving communities.In this much-needed response, renowned scholar David Theo Goldberg cuts to the heart of the claims expressed in these attacks. He punctures the demonization of Critical Race Theory, ... Read more

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"Critical Race Theory" is consuming conservative America. The mounting attacks on a once-obscure legal theory are upending public schooling, legislating censorship, driving elections, and cleaving communities.In this much-needed response, renowned scholar David Theo Goldberg cuts to the heart of the claims expressed in these attacks. He punctures the demonization of Critical Race Theory,
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Der starke Sozialstaat

Weniger ist mehr

by Ronnie Schöb ...

Narrated by Klaus B. Wolf ...

Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

Sozialstaat bedeutet Sicherheit für alle, gerade in unsicheren Zeiten wie diesen. Selbst für die, die sich auf der sicheren Seite wähnen. Doch der Glaube an die Stärken unseres Sozialstaates zerfällt, der gesellschaftliche Grundkonsens ist gefährdet. Der renommierte Ökonom Ronnie Schöb präsentiert einen großen Entwurf für eine Modernisierung, die neues Vertrauen schafft. Seine Überzeugung: Wir ... Read more

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Sozialstaat bedeutet Sicherheit für alle, gerade in unsicheren Zeiten wie diesen. Selbst für die, die sich auf der sicheren Seite wähnen. Doch der Glaube an die Stärken unseres Sozialstaates zerfällt, der gesellschaftliche Grundkonsens ist gefährdet. Der renommierte Ökonom Ronnie Schöb präsentiert einen großen Entwurf für eine Modernisierung, die neues Vertrauen schafft. Seine Überzeugung: Wir
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Civic Handbook, The: Small Steps For Big Change In Your Neighborhood And Nation

by Tanya Norris ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Anya G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Imagine a world where your community thrives, where neighbors support each other, and where your voice is heard on issues that matter. It's not a distant dream, it's within your reach. "The Civic Handbook" is your guide to becoming an active and engaged citizen, taking small steps that create big change in your neighborhood and nation. This ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Imagine a world where your community thrives, where neighbors support each other, and where your voice is heard on issues that matter. It's not a distant dream, it's within your reach. "The Civic Handbook" is your guide to becoming an active and engaged citizen, taking small steps that create big change in your neighborhood and nation. This
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Whiteshift

Populism, Immigration, and the Future of White Majorities

by Eric Kaufmann ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

23 hours 30 min

Whiteshift: the turbulent journey from a world of racially homogeneous white majorities to one of racially hybrid majoritiesThis is the century of whiteshift. As Western societies are becoming increasingly mixed-race, demographic change is transforming politics. Over half of American babies are non-white, and by the end of the century, minorities and those of mixed race are projected to form the ... Read more

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Whiteshift: the turbulent journey from a world of racially homogeneous white majorities to one of racially hybrid majoritiesThis is the century of whiteshift. As Western societies are becoming increasingly mixed-race, demographic change is transforming politics. Over half of American babies are non-white, and by the end of the century, minorities and those of mixed race are projected to form the
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Extra Time

10 Lessons for an Ageing World

by Camilla Cavendish ...

Narrated by Camilla Cavendish ...

Unabridged

7 hours 8 min

‘An inspirational call to arms’ DAILY MAIL‘This book is so sensible, so substantially researched, so briskly written, so clear in its arguments, that one wishes Baroness Cavendish was still whispering into the prime ministerial ear’ THE TIMES‘A thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘This bold, visionary book is a wake-up call to governments. It is a w... ... Read more

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‘An inspirational call to arms’ DAILY MAIL‘This book is so sensible, so substantially researched, so briskly written, so clear in its arguments, that one wishes Baroness Cavendish was still whispering into the prime ministerial ear’ THE TIMES‘A thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘This bold, visionary book is a wake-up call to governments. It is a w...
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The Long Southern Strategy

How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics

by Angie Maxwell, Todd Shields ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

16 hours 14 min

The Southern Strategy is traditionally understood as a Goldwater and Nixon-era effort by the Republican Party to win over disaffected white voters in the Democratic stronghold of the American South. To realign these voters with the GOP, the party abandoned its past support for civil rights and used racially coded language to capitalize on southern white racial angst. However, that decision was but ... Read more

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The Southern Strategy is traditionally understood as a Goldwater and Nixon-era effort by the Republican Party to win over disaffected white voters in the Democratic stronghold of the American South. To realign these voters with the GOP, the party abandoned its past support for civil rights and used racially coded language to capitalize on southern white racial angst. However, that decision was but
... Read more
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The Fourth Turning Is Here

What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

by Neil Howe ...

Narrated by Neil Howe ...

Unabridged

20 hours 29 min

The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new ... Read more

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The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new
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Generation Me

Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before

by Jean M. Twenge, PhD ...

Narrated by Randye Kaye ...

Unabridged

12 hours 20 min

In this provocative new book, psychologist and social commentator Dr. Jean Twenge documents the self-focus of what she calls "Generation Me"—people born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Dr. Twenge explores why her generation is tolerant, confident, open-minded, and ambitious but also cynical, depressed, lonely, and anxious.Dr. Twenge reveals how profoundly different today's young adults are—and ... Read more

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In this provocative new book, psychologist and social commentator Dr. Jean Twenge documents the self-focus of what she calls "Generation Me"—people born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Dr. Twenge explores why her generation is tolerant, confident, open-minded, and ambitious but also cynical, depressed, lonely, and anxious.Dr. Twenge reveals how profoundly different today's young adults are—and
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The Infinite Desire for Growth

by Daniel Cohen ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

4 hours 13 min

The Infinite Desire for Growth spotlights the obsession with wanting more, and the global tensions that have arisen as a result. Amid finite resources, increasing populations, environmental degradation, and political unrest, the quest for new social and individual goals has never been so critical.Leading economist Daniel Cohen provides a whirlwind tour of the history of economic growth, from the ... Read more

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The Infinite Desire for Growth spotlights the obsession with wanting more, and the global tensions that have arisen as a result. Amid finite resources, increasing populations, environmental degradation, and political unrest, the quest for new social and individual goals has never been so critical.Leading economist Daniel Cohen provides a whirlwind tour of the history of economic growth, from the
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Social Skills Training

Conquer Shyness and Anxiety in Social Situations and Transform Your Life by Improving Your Communication Skills (2022 Guide for Beginning)

by Bruno Carline ...

Narrated by Evan Brown ...

Unabridged

2 hours 45 min

The First Complete In-Depth Book Ever Published On This SubjectThe Most Important Skill We All Require in Today's Society!Some individuals simply have a natural rapport with others. They always have the correct words at the right moment. They draw friends to them like moths to a flame. They're always moving forward at work. They are enticing the opposite sex on both sides.What is it that they all ... Read more

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The First Complete In-Depth Book Ever Published On This SubjectThe Most Important Skill We All Require in Today's Society!Some individuals simply have a natural rapport with others. They always have the correct words at the right moment. They draw friends to them like moths to a flame. They're always moving forward at work. They are enticing the opposite sex on both sides.What is it that they all
... Read more
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Life under Pressure

The Social Roots of Youth Suicide and What to Do About Them

by Anna S. Mueller, Seth Abrutyn ...

Narrated by Erin deWard ...

Unabridged

10 hours 34 min

A rare study that transforms our understanding of why youth die by suicide, why youth suicide clusters happen, and how to stop themIn Life under Pressure, Anna S. Mueller and Seth Abrutyn investigate the social roots of youth suicide and why certain places weather disproportionate incidents of adolescent suicides and suicide clusters. Through close examination of kids' lives in a community ... Read more

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A rare study that transforms our understanding of why youth die by suicide, why youth suicide clusters happen, and how to stop themIn Life under Pressure, Anna S. Mueller and Seth Abrutyn investigate the social roots of youth suicide and why certain places weather disproportionate incidents of adolescent suicides and suicide clusters. Through close examination of kids' lives in a community
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How poverty and mental illness are putting more people behind bars

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

7 min

More Americans than ever before are spending time in jail despite a drop in the crime rate in the past two decades. That's according to a new report that also found that a disproportionate number of people in jail suffer from mental illness. Judy Woodruff discusses the findings with Nicholas Turner of the Vera Institute of Justice and Margo Schlanger of the University of Michigan. ... Read more

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More Americans than ever before are spending time in jail despite a drop in the crime rate in the past two decades. That's according to a new report that also found that a disproportionate number of people in jail suffer from mental illness. Judy Woodruff discusses the findings with Nicholas Turner of the Vera Institute of Justice and Margo Schlanger of the University of Michigan.
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Die deformierte Gesellschaft

by Meinhard Miegel, Meinhard Miegel ...

Narrated by Andreas Herrler ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

Der Spiegel, den Meinhard Miegel hier der deutschen Gesellschaft vorhält, ist kein schmeichelnder. Schonungslos nimmt sich Deutschlands unbequemster Soziologe hier den Mythos vom fleißigen und strebsamen Deutschen vor und entlarvt ihn als Selbslüge. Mit einem analytischen Blick auf die Bereiche Demografie, Sozialstaat, Wirtschaft und Beschäftigung benennt Miegel die größten Probleme Deutschlands, ... Read more

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Der Spiegel, den Meinhard Miegel hier der deutschen Gesellschaft vorhält, ist kein schmeichelnder. Schonungslos nimmt sich Deutschlands unbequemster Soziologe hier den Mythos vom fleißigen und strebsamen Deutschen vor und entlarvt ihn als Selbslüge. Mit einem analytischen Blick auf die Bereiche Demografie, Sozialstaat, Wirtschaft und Beschäftigung benennt Miegel die größten Probleme Deutschlands,
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How Not to Die (Too Soon)

The Lies We’ve Been Sold and the Policies That Can Save Us

by Devi Sridhar ...

Narrated by Devi Sridhar ...

Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Have you ever questioned why, despite the avalanche of self-help books and optimization hacks, we remain embroiled in multiple global health crises? Populations worldwide are gaining life-shortening excess weight (even in poorer countries), and water contamination is rampant (even in richer countries). In such dire circumstances, a gratitude journal won’t help.The stark ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Have you ever questioned why, despite the avalanche of self-help books and optimization hacks, we remain embroiled in multiple global health crises? Populations worldwide are gaining life-shortening excess weight (even in poorer countries), and water contamination is rampant (even in richer countries). In such dire circumstances, a gratitude journal won’t help.The stark
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Who Needs Gay Bars?

Bar-Hopping through America's Endangered LGBTQ+ Places

by Greggor Mattson, PhD ...

Narrated by Curtis Michael Holland ...

Unabridged

12 hours 46 min

Gay bars have been closing by the hundreds. The story goes that increasing mainstream acceptance of LGBTQ+ people, plus dating apps, have rendered these spaces obsolete. Beyond that, rampant gentrification in big cities has pushed gay bars out of the neighborhoods they helped make hip. Who Needs Gay Bars? considers these narratives, accepting that the answer for some might be: maybe nobody. And ... Read more

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Gay bars have been closing by the hundreds. The story goes that increasing mainstream acceptance of LGBTQ+ people, plus dating apps, have rendered these spaces obsolete. Beyond that, rampant gentrification in big cities has pushed gay bars out of the neighborhoods they helped make hip. Who Needs Gay Bars? considers these narratives, accepting that the answer for some might be: maybe nobody. And
... Read more
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No One Left

Why the World Needs More Children

by Paul Morland ...

Narrated by Paul Morland ...

Unabridged

6 hours 33 min

A population calamity is unfolding before our eyes. It started in parts of the developed world and is spreading to the four corners of the globe. There are just too few babies being born for humanity to replace itself.Leading demographer Paul Morland argues that the consequences of this promise to be calamitous. Labour shortages, pensions crises, ballooning debt: what is currently happening in ... Read more

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A population calamity is unfolding before our eyes. It started in parts of the developed world and is spreading to the four corners of the globe. There are just too few babies being born for humanity to replace itself.Leading demographer Paul Morland argues that the consequences of this promise to be calamitous. Labour shortages, pensions crises, ballooning debt: what is currently happening in
... Read more
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Why Are Fewer Americans Getting Married?

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

Fewer Americans are tying the knot nowadays, according to a new Pew Research report that showed 51 percent of the adult population is married, compared to 1960 when 72 percent of the country was. Ray Suarez discusses the changing demographics of marriage in the United States with Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College. ... Read more

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Fewer Americans are tying the knot nowadays, according to a new Pew Research report that showed 51 percent of the adult population is married, compared to 1960 when 72 percent of the country was. Ray Suarez discusses the changing demographics of marriage in the United States with Stephanie Coontz of Evergreen State College.
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When You Learn the Alphabet

Essays

by Kendra Allen ...

Narrated by Nicole Cash ...

Unabridged

5 hours 24 min

Kendra Allen’s first collection of essays—at its core—is a bunch of mad stories about things she never learned to let go of. Unifying personal narrative and cultural commentary, this collection grapples with the lessons that have been stored between parent and daughter. These parental relationships expose the conditioning that subconsciously informed her ideas on social issues such as colorism, ... Read more

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Kendra Allen’s first collection of essays—at its core—is a bunch of mad stories about things she never learned to let go of. Unifying personal narrative and cultural commentary, this collection grapples with the lessons that have been stored between parent and daughter. These parental relationships expose the conditioning that subconsciously informed her ideas on social issues such as colorism,
... Read more
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The Aftermath

The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America

by Philip Bump ...

Narrated by Matthew Berry ...

Unabridged

12 hours 23 min

A widely-read Washington Post columnist takes a deep dive into what the end of the baby boom means for American politics and economics.Philip Bump, a reporter as adept with a graph as with a paragraph, is popular for his ability to distill vast amounts of data into accessible stories. THE AFTERMATH is a sweeping assessment of how the baby boom created modern America, and where power, wealth, and ... Read more

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A widely-read Washington Post columnist takes a deep dive into what the end of the baby boom means for American politics and economics.Philip Bump, a reporter as adept with a graph as with a paragraph, is popular for his ability to distill vast amounts of data into accessible stories. THE AFTERMATH is a sweeping assessment of how the baby boom created modern America, and where power, wealth, and
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"Wir waren glücklich hier"

Afghanistan nach dem Sieg der Taliban - Ein Roadtrip

by Christoph Reuter ...

Narrated by Erich Wittenberg ...

Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

Die packende Afghanistan-Reportage vom ausgezeichneten Kriegsreporter»Die Taliban haben über ihren Kampfethos und ihre Kontrollbesessenheit hinaus keine konkreten Vorstellungen, wie sie ein Staatsgebilde, das zuvor schon trotz der Milliarden aus dem Ausland dysfunktional war, zum Funktionieren bringen sollen. Afghanistan ist eine Art Nordkorea mit Bart und Höflichkeitsanspruch, aber ohne Plan.« ... Read more

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Die packende Afghanistan-Reportage vom ausgezeichneten Kriegsreporter»Die Taliban haben über ihren Kampfethos und ihre Kontrollbesessenheit hinaus keine konkreten Vorstellungen, wie sie ein Staatsgebilde, das zuvor schon trotz der Milliarden aus dem Ausland dysfunktional war, zum Funktionieren bringen sollen. Afghanistan ist eine Art Nordkorea mit Bart und Höflichkeitsanspruch, aber ohne Plan.«
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誕生の終焉

人類が避けて通れない運命

by Max Vega ...

Narrated by Yuto Sato ...

Unabridged

42 min

出生率は下がり、人口は縮小し、世界の先進社会の多くが――静かに、しかし確実に――自らの未来から老いていこうとしている。これは一時的なゆらぎではない。21世紀の新しい人口現実である。『誕生の終焉――人類が避けて通れない運命』は、この変化がなぜ起きているのか、そしてそれが現代の生き方について何を語っているのかを探る書である。個人を責めるのでも、過去を理想化するのでもなく、かつて連続性を支えていた家族・目的・役割・「明日への確信」といった基盤が、どのように静かに弱体化していったのかを丁寧に描き出す。明晰で簡潔な筆致で、本書は人口減少の背後にあるより深い力学を読み解き、人口が収縮する社会が避けて通れない「限られた三つの選択肢」を提示する。そして、統計や政治を超えた問いを静かに投げかける。――私たちは、自らを再生しようとする欲求が薄れていくとき、社会としての本質をどこに見いだすのか。思索的で ... Read more

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出生率は下がり、人口は縮小し、世界の先進社会の多くが――静かに、しかし確実に――自らの未来から老いていこうとしている。これは一時的なゆらぎではない。21世紀の新しい人口現実である。『誕生の終焉――人類が避けて通れない運命』は、この変化がなぜ起きているのか、そしてそれが現代の生き方について何を語っているのかを探る書である。個人を責めるのでも、過去を理想化するのでもなく、かつて連続性を支えていた家族・目的・役割・「明日への確信」といった基盤が、どのように静かに弱体化していったのかを丁寧に描き出す。明晰で簡潔な筆致で、本書は人口減少の背後にあるより深い力学を読み解き、人口が収縮する社会が避けて通れない「限られた三つの選択肢」を提示する。そして、統計や政治を超えた問いを静かに投げかける。――私たちは、自らを再生しようとする欲求が薄れていくとき、社会としての本質をどこに見いだすのか。思索的で
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