Recognized as a benchmark, Whyte's book reveals the dilemmas at the heart of the group ethos that emerged in the corporate and social world of the postwar era.-Nathan Glazer Foreword vii Joseph Nocera PART I THE IDEOLOGY OF ORGANIZATION MAN Introduction 3(11) The Decline of the Protestant Ethic 14(8) Scientism 22(10) Belongingness 32(14) Togetherness 46(17) PART II THE TRAINING OF ORGANIZATION MAN A Generation of Bureaucrats 63(15) The Practical Curriculum 78(23) Business Influence on Education 101(8) The Pipe Line 109(20) The ``Well-Rounded'' Man 129(12) PART III THE NEUROSES OF ORGANIZATION MAN The Executive: Non-Well-Rounded Man 141(9) The Executive Ego 150(6) Checkers 156(15) PART IV THE TESTING OF ORGANIZATION MAN How Good an Organization Man Are You? 171(11) The Tests of Conformity 182(23) PART V THE ORGANIZATION SCIENTIST The Fight against Genius 205(12) The Bureaucratization of the Scientist 217(13) The Foundations and Projectism 230(13) PART VI THE ORGANIZATION MAN IN FICTION Love That System 243(5) Society As Hero 248(19) PART VII THE NEW SUBURBIA: ORGANIZATION MAN AT HOME The Transients 267(13) The New Roots 280(18) Classlessness in Suburbia 298(14) Inconspicuous Consumption 312(18) The Web of Friendship 330(20) The Outgoing Life 350(15) The Church of Suburbia 365(17) The Organization Children 382(10) Conclusion 392(13) Appendix. How to Cheat on Personality Tests 405(6) Acknowledgments 411(2) Index 413