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America’s 21st Century Cultural Crisis

America’s 21st Century Cultural Crisis

Strauss and Howe’s “Turnings” model tells us that a critical impasse over society’s values is only resolved through a transformative event.
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Scot Wheeler
From Seeking Freedom to Grasping for Security: America’s Awakening and Unraveling from 1965–2007

From Seeking Freedom to Grasping for Security: America’s Awakening and Unraveling from 1965–2007

A mid-century cultural “Awakening” led to an “Unraveling” that has brought us to our present “Crisis” state.
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Scot Wheeler
From Civil War to World War: America’s Historical Turnings from 1860–1945

From Civil War to World War: America’s Historical Turnings from 1860–1945

A Century of American history from the Civil War until after WWII through the lens of the Turnings model.
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Scot Wheeler
Strauss and Howe’s ‘Turnings’ Model of U.S. History

Strauss and Howe’s ‘Turnings’ Model of U.S. History

Discover Strauss and Howe’s theory of history’s cycles through four stages — High, Awakening, Unraveling, and our current stage, Crisis.
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Scot Wheeler
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