The ordeal of change

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Date
1963
Summary
Mr. Hoffer discusses with Mr. Day how change affects an individual’s self-esteem. He considers change in relation to the problems of African-Americans, the under-developed countries of Asia and Africa, and popular upheavals in communist countries. He says: “Times of drastic change are times of passion. We can never be fit and ready for that which is wholly new. We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem. We undergo a test; we have to prove ourselves. A population subjected to drastic change is thus a population of misfits, and misfits live and breathe in an atmosphere of passion.”
Contributors
Eric Hoffer; James Day; Winifred Murphy; Bernie Stoffer; KQED, San Francisco
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Educational; Interview
Subject
Philosophy.
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Other Identifiers
Other: GR00466355; MDPI Barcode: 40000003113125; MDPI Barcode: 40000003113117

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