Die Lebensentwürfe des konkreten und des abstrakten Menschen in der Wirtschaftswelt des 21. Jahrhunderts -- Be committed and be uncommitted! Die Evolution des abstrakten Menschen -- Make and break relationships rapidly! Das bindungslose und gesellige Selbst -- Das Syndrom des unengagierten...

"Mood Matters" makes the radical assertion that all social events ranging from fashions in music and art to the rise and fall of civilizations are biased by the attitudes a society holds toward the future. When the "social mood" is positive and people look forward to the future, events of an...