Rereading America : cultural contexts for critical thinking and writing /
edited by Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, Bonnie Lisle
- Boston, Massachusetts : Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, c1992
- xxii, 790 pages ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Part1. Money and Success: The Myth of Individual Opportunity -- Part2. Nature and Technology: The Myth of Progress -- Part3. Women and Men in Relationship: Myths of Gender -- Part4. Created Equal: The Myth of the Melting Pot -- Part5. Harmony at Home: The Myth of the Model Family -- Part6. Learning Power: The Myth of Education and Empowerment -- Part7. The Mass Media: Selling the Myths -- Part8. Government by the people: The Myth of Democracy .
Designed for first-year college writing and critical thinking courses, Rereading America anthologizes a diverse set of selections focused on the myth that dominate U.S culture. These central themes brings together 78 readings on a broad range of topics -- success, the environment, gender roles, racism, the family, education, the media and democracy -- topics that raise controversial issues meaningful to college students of all background.