The Lonely Crowd vs Völkerpsychologie: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Ethnopsychology, Social psychology, Psychology

The Lonely Crowd David Riesman · 1950 ★★★★☆ 3.8 364 pages · ≈ 6 h 44 m · Moderate

The Lonely Crowd is a 1950 sociological analysis by David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, and Reuel Denney. Together with White Collar: The American Middle Classes (1951), it is considered a landmark study of American…

National characteristics Character Social isolation American National characteristics

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Völkerpsychologie Wilhelm Max Wundt · 1900 506 pages · ≈ 9 h 22 m · Challenging

Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (1832 – 1920) è stato uno psicologo, fisiologo e filosofo tedesco. Secondo Blumenthal "È divenuto per la storia della psicologia 'il padre fondatore' della disciplina, grazie al suo contributo…

Psycholinguistics Language Language and languages Religion

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The verdict

The Lonely Crowd is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Völkerpsychologie.

How to choose

Want a one-evening read? The Lonely Crowd ≈ 6h vs 9h for Völkerpsychologie New to the genre? The Lonely Crowd Moderate vs Challenging for Völkerpsychologie

Scores by source

	The Lonely Crowd	Völkerpsychologie
Hardcover	3.0 (1)	—

Reception

	The Lonely Crowd	Völkerpsychologie
Ratings	5	—
Editions	67	20
Citations	1261	—
Film adaptations	1	—
Wikipedia attention	1075	412
Pages	364	506

The Lonely Crowd vs Völkerpsychologie: Which Should You Read?

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How to choose

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