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Common culture : reading and writing about American popular culture / edited by Michael Petracca, Madeleine Sorapure.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- United States.
- United States--Social life and customs--1971-.
- Manners and customs.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 642 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [2001]
- Summary:
- Following a general introduction that discusses and illustrates approaches to reading and writing about popular culture, chapters focus on: Advertising, Television, Popular Music, Cyberculture, Sports, Movies, and Leisure. The Third Edition features:
- New readings focusing on contemporary pop culture topics like talk shows and Latino music New Internet activities at the end of every chapter
- THE NEW COMMON CULTURE, Third edition, WEBSITE expands on the text by mirroring each of its chapters and providing an interactive environment with additional exercises and links to related websites.
- Features include:
- Corresponding activities for each and every reading including multiple choice, essay, and short answer questions Pop culture links expanding on the content featured in each chapter Net search feature highlighting key terms from each chapter Message board and chat room for whole-class participation
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 623-631) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0130850985
- OCLC:
- 43662202
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