Man-Ruling Society

About the Book

It is a logical expectation that, after thousands of years of civilization, man be able to free himself from the bonds of basic needs, such as shelter, food, and financial security; or what is generally called as the struggles of survival. Today’s man should be in such a position to be able to use his energies mostly for higher aspirations and goals such as love, progress and creativity. Dr. Moslehi asks the readers of her book NOT to take the content of this book so seriously when reading it for the first time. Casual reading, only for the sake of entertaining curiosity, eliminates the mind’s struggles to defend the established self or analyze and compare ideas with previously learned materials. Therefore, it eliminates the obstacles of premature judgment, bias, or rejection. Being an analytical psychotherapist looking at the larger picture, Dr. Moslehi questions the wisdom of man’s decision to allow the ‘SYSTEM’ of economy, as the case is now, to dictate the nature of all public affairs, and shapes therefore, our ways of living. She sketches images of today’s societies in which human beings are running the wheel of economy under the influence of the imposed societal structures of politics, religion, media, and governmental systems. The writer warns us about the upcoming changes of elite-ruling, legitimized governmental dictatorships, the abuse of democracy and abuse of the masses, and puts forward simple forgotten facts to highlight the need to re-evaluate our thinking. She stimulates the readers’ minds into thinking about existing duality and confusion over the definition and purposes of our basic structures, such as family, religion, and education. She questions the necessity for human beings at this age to spend most of their time and energy taking care of their basic needs of food, shelter, and love; and she rejects the notion of human animalistic characteristics remaining predominant as the natural rules of survival.

About the Author

Dr. Shahnaz Moslehi was born and raised in Iran. She holds a PhD in International Educational Planning from the University of Southern California, and she has studied Political Education at London University. Her masters degree is in Clinical Social Work, and she practices psychotherapy.

Dr. Moslehi has written many books and articles. Since her immigration to the United States, she has been involved in both American and Iranian social political affairs by attending related events, giving public speeches, or producing TV and radio programs, mainly for Iranians. Her latest activity was being the editor of a humanist magazine in Los Angeles. Having a passion for social and political issues, she is an idealist and analytical thinker who values humanity, liberation, and social order. She loves nature, children, art, and music. She is residing partly in Iran, and partly in the U.S.

Other books by this writer include:

+ An Introduction to Iranian Culture; Now in its fourth edition in the U.S.

+ Ask Me About Me; A look at the psychology of Iranians influenced by their history.

+ Iranian Immigrants; A research-based book written in Farsi.

+ The Search; A romantic novel filled with philosophical ideas, written in Farsi.

+ Painful Wedding; Snapshots of the life experiences of the Iranian people under Islamic government, also in Farsi.