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AMERICAN SOCIETY TODAY IBD

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
10 / 2002
9780719060229
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Sinopsis

American society today provides a balanced introduction to the defining features of contemporary American society. Includes the ways in which the US can be considered ?exceptional? - the character of the ?American dream?, the role of ethnicity and race, and the differences between the regions. Considers in depth a number of contemporary debates including the claim that the US economy has lost its capacity to generate wealth and stimulate mobility, that there has been a process of civic disengagement as voluntary organisations have lost members, and that the traditional family is in decline. Includes a thorough investigation of the effects of the terrorist attacks of September 11 and their aftermath. Looks at the arguments put forward by those who assert that a common American identity has given way to a multitude of conflicting identities structured around factors such as race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality.