Herbert J Gans

Making Sense of America

Sociological Analyses and Essays

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Produktbeschreibung

This new collection of Herbert J. Gans's scholarly and other writings, including excerpts from his most prominent ethnographic books, The Urban Villagers, The Levittowners, and Deciding What's News, will be a thought-provoking resource for social scientists, students, and all those who care about America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 361
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 158mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 649g
• ISBN-13: 9780847690404
• ISBN-10: 0847690407
• Artikelnr.: 21659440

Autorenporträt

Herbert J. Gans, Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, is the author of numerous books and articles on urban problems, social policy, and American culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 The Ethnographies Chapter 2 The Destruction of Boston's West End
Chapter 3 Suburban Homogeneity and Conformity: Myth and Reality Chapter 4
Values in the News Part 5 Urban Poverty - Theory and Policy Chapter 6 The
Positive Functions of Poverty Chapter 7 The Federal Role in Solving
America's Urban Problems Chapter 8 Time for an Employee's Lobby Chapter 9
Some Utopian Scenarios Part 10 Ethnicity, Ethnic Groups, and Immigration
Chapter 11 The Birth and Growth of a Suburban Jewish Community Chapter 12
Symbolic Ethnicity: The Future of Ethnic Groups and Cultures in America
Chapter 13 Second Generation Decline: Scenarios for the Economic and Ethnic
Futures of Post-1965 American Immigrants Chapter 14 Toward a Reconciliation
of "Assimilation" and "Pluralism": The Interplay of Acculturation and
Ethnic Retention Part 15 Sociology in America Chapter 16 Sociology in
America: The Discipline and the Public Chapter 17 Best Sellers by American
Sociologists: An Exploratory Study Chapter 18 Sociological Amnesia: The
Shortness of the Discipline's Attention Span Part 19 Other Ways of Doing
Sociology Chapter 20 Two Satires Chapter 21 The Hard-Core Experiment
Chapter 22 The Workfare Presidency Chapter 23 Two Op-Ed Pieces Chapter 24
Preserving Everyone's New York Chapter 25 Stop Letting George Do It Chapter
26 Two Reviews Chapter 27 "Jaws": Urban Hero Saves Small Town Chapter 28
Urban Renewal Policy for Children Part 29 Appendixes Chapter 30 Appendix A:
An Autobiographical Account Chapter 31 Appendix B: Selective Bibliography
of Herbert J. Gans Chapter 32 About the Author