Thinking more about it, Frankfort School Critical Theory seems to be ever present in the background.
Secondly, I do not believe this is a one directional cultural shift. Identity in the ancient world was far less individualistic than Anglo-American culture. People got their primary identies from group participation: genealogy (who's your daddy), gender, and geography.
Secondly, I do not believe this is a one directional cultural shift. Identity in the ancient world was far less individualistic than Anglo-American culture. People got their primary identies from group participation: genealogy (who's your daddy), gender, and geography.