Rereading America : cultural contexts for critical thinking and writing / edited by Gary Colombo, Robert Cullen, Bonnie Lisle

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, c1992Description: xxii, 790 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 312052596
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE 1408 .R42 1992
Contents:
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 .
Summary: 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.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex General Circulation General Education GC PE 1408 .R42 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000004799

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.

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