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America's meltdown : the lowest-common-denominator society / John Boghosian Arden.
Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.Description: vi, 234 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0275976394 :
- E169.12 .A724 2003
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Summary: Arden examines contemporary American consciousness, considering the factors that have driven society toward gossip and sensationalism at the cost of substance and depth.
The Meltdown -- Cyberspaced -- Vicarious Living -- Infotainment -- Retail Government -- Lock and Load -- The Bottom of the Barrel -- Shopping and Dropping -- Men and Women Are from Earth -- Hyped Sports -- Waging the Soul -- Punching the Clock -- McMedicine -- Shrink Wrap -- Dumbsizing the Schools -- Mall Art -- The Spiritual Supermarket -- Rebuilding the Future.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-230) and index.
The Meltdown -- Cyberspaced -- Vicarious Living -- Infotainment -- Retail Government -- Lock and Load -- The Bottom of the Barrel -- Shopping and Dropping -- Men and Women Are from Earth -- Hyped Sports -- Waging the Soul -- Punching the Clock -- McMedicine -- Shrink Wrap -- Dumbsizing the Schools -- Mall Art -- The Spiritual Supermarket -- Rebuilding the Future.
Arden examines contemporary American consciousness, considering the factors that have driven society toward gossip and sensationalism at the cost of substance and depth.
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