Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.

The human body is always treated as an image of society.

Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history.

I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.

Hierarchy works well in a stable environment.

The natural response of the old-timers is to build a strong moral wall against the outside. This is where the world starts to be painted in black and white, saints inside, and sinners outside the wall.

Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.