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Overview
Life in America today bears little resemblance to that of forty or fifty years ago. In some ways Americans are more prosperous and secure, but at the same time AIDS, crack, hopelessness, latchkey children, and surrogate mothers are all indicators that the pace of change has outstripped the ability of our institutions to adapt. America at Century's End allows us to see ourselves anew, comprehensively, and in the full flux of the immense changes in American life--from child-rearing to home buying, from workplace relations to international relations.Editorials
Publishers Weekly -
Twenty-two essays by sociologists form a massive, lively, often surprising portrait of America in the throes of change. (Sept.)Library Journal
Editor Wolfe--author of Whose Keeper: Social Science and Moral Obligation ( LJ 9/15/89)--has assembled a volume of essays by ``third generation post-World War II sociologists'' that attempts to come to terms with the myriad changes facing American society as the century draws to a close. In his concluding essay, Wolfe sums up the standpoint of the contributors by arguing that America has become ``decentered.'' No longer are standard institutional models adequate for describing what constitutes a ``normal'' life. Michael Schudson's chapter on the media and Bart Landry's piece on racism provide the high points of the collection. As a whole, however, the volume, while offering occasional insights into American culture, falls short of revealing the direction that America is heading as the 21st century approaches. Recommended for academic libraries.-- Eric Hinsdale, Simmons Coll. Graduate Sch. of Man agement Lib., BostonBook Details
Published
October 27, 1992
Publisher
University of California Press
Pages
600
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780520074774