Elsewhere, U.S.A. / Dalton Conley.
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TextPublication details: New York : Pantheon Books, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 221 p. ; 22 cmISBN: - 9780375422904
- 0375422900
- 306.0973/09045 22
- HM831 .C654 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index.
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.
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.
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