| Description |
xiv, 221 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Preface: A tale of three generations -- Introduction: Life among the elsewhere class -- From the Protestant ethic to the elsewhere ethic -- And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile : from General Motors to Google -- One plus a hundred zeros : welcome to your (n)office -- Convestment : the way we earn and spend -- Shoot the moon : public life in an age of private markets -- From elsewhere to nowhere : crime and punishment -- Polymorphous perversity : family life in the elsewhere society -- The birth of the intravidual -- Conclusion: Learning to love the BlackBerry |
| Summary |
Examining the dramatic changes that have occurred in American society over the past three decades, the author of The Pecking Order offers a thoughtful study of the new social realities of life, explaining how the social, economic, and technological transformation has reshaped individual lives |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-207) and index |
| Subject |
Social change.
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Social structure.
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Social problems.
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Economic indicators.
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Social indicators.
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| LC no. |
2007050081 |
| ISBN |
9780375422904 |
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0375422900 |
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