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America's meltdown : the lowest-common-denominator society / John Boghosian Arden.
Van Pelt Library E169.12 .A724 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arden, John Boghosian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Civilization--1970-.
- United States.
- Civilization.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- United States--Social conditions--1980-2020.
- Social conditions.
- Mass media--Social aspects--United States.
- Mass media.
- Mass media--Social aspects.
- Social psychology--United States.
- Social psychology.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2003.
- Summary:
- Arden examines contemporary American consciousness, considering the factors that have driven society toward gossip and sensationalism at the cost of substance and depth.
- Contents:
- 1. The Meltdown 1
- 2. Cyberspaced 17
- 3. Vicarious Living 31
- 4. Infotainment 47
- 5. Retail Government 65
- 6. Lock and Load 81
- 7. The Bottom of the Barrel 91
- 8. Shopping and Dropping 99
- 9. Men and Women Are from Earth 111
- 10. Hyped Sports 121
- 11. Waging the Soul 131
- 12. Punching the Clock 145
- 13. McMedicine 151
- 14. Shrink Wrap 159
- 15. Dumbsizing the Schools 165
- 16. Mall Art 175
- 17. The Spiritual Supermarket 185
- 18. Rebuilding the Future 193.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-230) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275976394
- OCLC:
- 50403851
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