Mark Caldwell

A Short History of Rudeness

Manners, Morals, and Misbehavior in Modern America

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The perceived breakdown of civility has in recent years become a national obsession, and our modern climate of boorishness has cultivated a host of etiquette watchdogs, like Miss Manners and Martha Stewart, who defend us against an onslaught of nastiness. Touching on aspects of both our public and private lives, including work, family, and sex, literary and social critic Mark Caldwell examines how the rules of behavior inevitably change and explains why, no matter how hard we try, we can never return to a golden era of civilized manners and mores.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9780312263898
• ISBN-10: 0312263899
• Artikelnr.: 21581271

Autorenporträt

Mark Caldwell

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part One-Public Life
Chapter 1
Colonel Mann and Mrs. Post:
Manners, Morals, and Class in Modern America 15
Chapter 2
Manners in Motion:
The Rise of Mobility and the Breakdown of Public Behavior 46
Chapter 3
Manners from Nine to Five:
Etiquette and Power in the American Workplace 69
Chapter 4
Bride, Groom, and Corpse:
Rituals and Rites of Passage 93
Chapter 5
Virtual Rudeness:
Mass Media, Mass Communications, Mass Mannerlessness 119
Part Two-Private Life
Chapter 6
Mr. Bok and Martha:
The Triumph of Lifestyle 147
Chapter 7
The Lady in the Boutique and the Man in the G-String:
Etiquette, Race, and Gender 168
Chapter 8
From Jean-Jacques to Dr. Spock:
Parents, Children, and Discipline 188
Chapter 9
Co-Ed Naked Neo-Victorianism:
Manners and Sex in the Nineties 212
Epilogue
Manners for the Millennium 237
Notes 245
Index 265