Dressed Up And Living Like A Peacock
Sociologist Daniel Bell has drawn a picture of Western society that is so telling and true that it bears reprinting in full. Whilst this was written in 1976, it is even more true and faithful a representation of the Western man in our day. In other words, what Bell describes has proved so accurate that 40 years later it is even more true.
Without wanting to reduce or distort Bell's description, as you read keep in the back of your mind the current fascination with gender diversity, gender change, and the sociology of identity (as the tip of the iceberg). Bell's commentary will thus appear profoundly prophetic.
