Table of Contents

(* Material new to this edition is marked with an asterisk.) Introduction: How to Read Critically. Sample for Analysis: A No-fault Holocaust by John Leo. 1. Fashion and Flesh: The Images We Project. *The Beefcaking of America, Jill Neimark. *Three For The Stripes, Michael Fitzpatrick (student essay). *Baggy Clothes Dont Make the Man, Leonard Pitts. *The Body Myth, Rebecca Johnson. Letters to Editor of Vogue in response to The Body Myth - Anna Silver, Chantelle M. Jenkins, Carolyn Costin, Natasza and Karolina Holowatinc, A.C. *Burning Desire to be Slimmer is a Slow Suicide, Barbara Brotman. Eye of the Beholder, Grace Suh. *The Other Body: Reflections on Difference, Disability and Identity Politics, Ynestra King. *Believers in Search of Piercing Insight, D. James Romero. 2. Advertising: Feeding Our Fantasies. Spend and Save, Barbara Ehrenreich. *But First a Word from Our Sponsor, James B. Twitchell. *Hey Kids, Buy This!, David Leonhardt & Kathleen Kerwin. *Mr. Clean, Mary Tannen. *Choking on Hype, Paula Poundstone. *Snuggle Bear Must Die!, Dave Barry. *PRO/CON: Language Of Advertising: Twisting The Truth? PRO: With These Words I Can Sell You Anything, William Lutz. CON: The Language of Advertising, Charles A. ONeill (97). 10 New Sample Ads: *Mercedes-Benz, *Wonder Bra, *AT&T, *Smirnoff, *Diesel, *Don Diegos, *Air Walk, *Milk, *Clif Bar, *U.S. Army. 3. Television: Friend or Foe? *Sex and Todays Single-Minded Sitcoms, Nancy Hass. *TV Talk Shows: Freak Parades, Charles Oliver. *Watching the Eyewitless News, Elayne Rapping. *The Problem With Black T.V., Frederick L. Mckissack Jr. *Gays, Lesbians, and the Media: The Slow Road to Acceptance, Barbara Raab. *In Defense of Prime Time, Martha Bayles. *Into the Heart of Darkness, Terrence Rafferty. PRO/CON: Kill Your Television. *PRO: Turn off the TV Before it Ruins Us, David Nyhan. *CON: Remote Control: How to Raise a Media Skeptic, Susan Douglas. 4. Gender Battles on the Big Screen. *Women on the Big Screen, Elayne Rapping. *Hostages to Sexism, Leonard Pitts. *Hasta la Vista, Arnold, Margaret Talbot. *The Masculine Mystique, Susan Faludi interviews Sylvester Stallone. *Redesigning Pocahontas, Gary Edgerton & Kathy Merlock Jackson. *Silencing of the Feminine, Lynn Dornink (student essay). PRO/CON: Reviews Of "Waiting To Exhale." *PRO: Breathing Easier With A Rare Film, Dorothy Gilliam. *CON: Mock Feminism, Bell Hooks. 5. Pop Icons. *Where are the Heroes? Ed Siegel. *Heroine Worship: The Age of the Female Icon, Holly Brubach. *Princess Diana: Her True Face, Andrew Morton. *Selena: A Legend Grows, Larry Rohter. *Amelia Earhart: The Lady Vanishes, Camille Paglia. *Rare Jordan, Nelson George. *John Wayne: Americas Favorite Icon, Garry Wills. *Xena: Shes Big, Tall, Strong - and Popular, Donna Minkowitz. *Barbie Doll, Marge Piercy (poem). 6. Americas Many Cultures. *The Revolt of the Black Bourgeoisie, Leonce Gaiter. *Crimes Against Humanity, Ward Churchill. Getting to Know About You and Me, Chana Schoenberger. *Innocent and Presumed Ethnic, John Yemma. *A Puerto Rican Stew, Esmeralda Santiago. *Secrets and Anger, David Mura. *Cultural Baggage, Barbara Ehrenreich. 7. Is English-Only Spoken Here? *One Nation, One Language, One Ballot, John Silber. *Whats So American About English, Andrew Ward. *Seeking Unity in Diversity, Rolando Flores Acosta. *English Only - For the Kids Sake, Carol Jago. *Mute in an English-Only World, Chang-Rae Lee. *English Plus, Not English Only, Michael E. Dickstein. 8. Democracy, Community, and Cyberspace. *The Virtual Community, Howard Rheingold. *The Web: Infotopia or Marketplace?, Peter Mcgrath. *The Internet: If you Dont Love It, Leave It, Esther Dyson. *The Haves and the Have-Nots, Lynnnell Hancock. *Children in the Digital Age, Kathryn C. Montgomery. *The Digital Scapegoat, Bill Machrone. 9. The Family in Flux. *Oh, Those Family Values, Barbara Ehrenreich. *Relatively Speaking, Jan Borst. *Rethinking Divorce, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead. *The New Nostalgia, Rosalind C. Barnett & Caryl Rivers. *Single Mothers: A Menace to Society?, Stephanie Coontz. *On Black Fathering, Cornel West. PRO/CON: Gay Marriages. *PRO: Let Gays Marry, Andrew Sullivan. *CON: Leave Marriage Alone, William Bennett. 10. Young & Criminal. The Culture of Violence, Myriam Miedzian. *Giving Up on the Young, Mike Males And Faye Docuyanan. *Putting the Brakes on Juvenile Crime, Ralph C. Martin 2d And William D. OLeary. *Peace in the Streets, Geoffrey Canada. *Johnny, Take Your Drug Test! Ellen Goodman. PRO/CON: Punish Juvenile Offenders as Adults. *PRO: Youth Crime has Changed - And so Must the Juvenile Justice System, Tom Reilly. *CON: Cruel Punishment for Juveniles, Abbe Smith And Lael E.H. Chester. 11. Work: Whats In It For Me? *Getting Started, Paul Osterman. *Having It All?, Robert Wuthnow. *Generation Xers and their American Dream, Jennifer Singer. *Measuring Success, Renee Loth. *Theres No Place Like Work, Arlie Russell Hochschild. 12. Into the Future: America in the 21 Century. *Welcome to the Millennium, Gerald Celente. *America Remains No. 1, Ronald Steel. *Big Brother is Us, James Gleick. *Junior Comes Out Perfect, Philip Kitcher. *Race is Over, Stanley Crouch. *Mystery Date, A.M. Homes (short story). *Where Have All the Causes Gone?, Jon Meacham. *Back to the Future, Meg Greenfield. Sequencing Assignments: Making New Connections. Index of Titles and Authors.