Extravagant Expectations
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Extravagant Expectations
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Author : Paul Hollander
language : en
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
Release Date : 2011-05-16
Extravagant Expectations written by Paul Hollander and has been published by Ivan R. Dee this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-16 with Psychology categories.
The proliferation of dating websites, printed personals and self-help relationship books reflect the new ways Americans seek close, personal relationships. Exposed to changing and often conflicting values, trends, and fashions—disseminated by popular culture, advertising and assorted "experts"—Americans face uncertainties about the best ways to meet important emotional and social needs. How do we establish lasting and intimate personal relationships including marriage? In Extravagant Expectations Paul Hollander investigates how Americans today pursue romantic relationships, with special reference to the advantages and drawbacks of Internet dating compared to connections made in school, college, and the workplace. By analyzing printed personals, dating websites, and advice offered by pop psychology books, he examines the qualities that people seek in a partner and also assesses the influence of the remaining conventional ideas of romantic love. Hollander suggests that notions of romantic love have changed due to conflicting values and expectations and the impact of pragmatic considerations. Individualism, high expectations, social and geographic mobility, changing sex roles, and the American national character all play a part in this fascinating and finally sobering exploration of men and women to find love and meaning in life.
The Presentation Of Self In Contemporary Social Life
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Author : David Shulman
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2016-05-17
The Presentation Of Self In Contemporary Social Life written by David Shulman and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-17 with Social Science categories.
The Presentation of Self in Contemporary Social Life covers the popular theories of Erving Goffman, and shows modern applications of dramaturgical analysis in a wide range of social contexts. David Shulman’s innovative new text demonstrates how Goffman’s ideas, first introduced in 1959, continue to inspire research into how we manage the impressions that others form about us. He synthesizes the work of contemporary scholars who use dramaturgical approaches from several disciplines, who recognize that many values, social norms, and laws have changed since Goffman’s time, and that contemporary society offers significant new forms of impression management that we can engage in and experience. After a general introduction to dramaturgical sociology, readers will see many examples of how Goffman’s ideas can provide powerful insights into familiar aspects of contemporary life today, including business and the workplace, popular culture, the entertainment industry, and the digital world.
Survivor Lessons
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Author : Matthew J. Smith
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-09-18
Survivor Lessons written by Matthew J. Smith and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-18 with Performing Arts categories.
This collection of scholarly essays examines reality television. The first show, Survivor, inspired a national craze when it aired in the summer of 2000. Ever since, successors and copycats have been on each of the four largest networks. The basics stay the same: put a group of people into situations bound to cause conflict, and watch them squirm. Rather than criticize the series' voyeuristic appeal, this work evaluates what goes on within the text of such shows and how they reflect or affect our larger culture. Contributors include researchers from communications, sociology, political science, and psychology. The contributions cover such topics as reality television's relationships with cultural identity, publicity rights, historical perspectives, trust, decision-making strategies, political rationality, office politics, and primitivism. Each chapter includes a bibliography. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Reading And Writing For Civic Literacy
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Author : Donald Lazere
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05
Reading And Writing For Civic Literacy written by Donald Lazere and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Social Science categories.
'Lazere's [book] is heaven-sent and will provide a crucial link in the chain of understanding how conflicts are structured and, most importantly, how they can be rationally addressed - a healthy antidote to the scepticism that has become so pervasive in academic life.' Alan Hausman, Hunter College This innovative book addresses the need for college students to develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills for self-defence in the contentious arena of American civic rhetoric. In a groundbreaking reconception of composition theory, it presents a comprehensive critical perspective on American public discourse and practical methods for its analysis. Exercises following the text sections and readings help students understand the ideological positions and rhetorical patterns that underlie opposing viewpoints in current controversies - such as the growing inequality of wealth in America and its impact on the finances of college students - as expressed in paired sets of readings from the political left and right. Widely debated issues of whether objectivity is possible and whether there is a liberal or conservative bias in news and entertainment media, as well as in education itself, are foregrounded as topics for rhetorical analysis.
On Shedding An Obsolete Past
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Author : Andrew J. Bacevich
language : en
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Release Date : 2022-11-15
On Shedding An Obsolete Past written by Andrew J. Bacevich and has been published by Haymarket Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-15 with Political Science categories.
On Shedding an Obsolete Past provides a much-needed and comprehensive critique of recent US national security policies in both the Trump and Biden administrations. These policy decisions have produced a series of costly disappointments and outright failures that have destroyed the lives of hundreds of thousands around the world and cost US taxpayers astronomical sums of money. Bacevich provides urgent and critical insights into how these failures occurred and what needs to be done to prevent similar failures in the future. He reminds us that, by understanding the past, we can alter our current trajectory and transform the world for the better.
Popcultured
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Author : Steve Turner
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2013-07-11
Popcultured written by Steve Turner and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-11 with Religion categories.
Drawing on his storied career as a pop-culture wallflower, Steve Turner provides an all-access pass to the pervasive cultures of style, media and celebrity. Passing on his uniquely Christian way of viewing these cultures, Turner opens our eyes to a world of ideas lying just beneath the hype.
The New Era
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
The New Era written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Jews categories.
Incidents Of Travel In Egypt Arabia Petraea And The Holy Land
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Author : John L. Stephens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
Incidents Of Travel In Egypt Arabia Petraea And The Holy Land written by John L. Stephens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Middle East categories.
Incidents Of Travel In Egypt Arabia Petr A And The Holy Land
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Author : John Lloyd Stephens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1853
Incidents Of Travel In Egypt Arabia Petr A And The Holy Land written by John Lloyd Stephens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1853 with Arabian Peninsula categories.
The Passions
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Author : Robert C. Solomon
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 1993-01-01
The Passions written by Robert C. Solomon and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
An abridged reprint of the Doubleday edition of 1976, with new preface and conclusion by the author.