In Europe, popular representations of the US often fall back upon crude caricature. Although there is admiration for the scale of the country's resources, and its technological and economic abilities, US society and the American character have won few sympathetic portrayals.
American Society Today provides a counterweight to these by offering a balanced introduction to the defining features of contemporary American society. The book’s coverage includes the ways in which the US can be considered ‘exceptional’, the character of the 'American dream', the role of ethnicity and race, and the differences between the regions.
American Society Today,Edward Ashbee,Manchester University Press,0719060222,1980-,Anthropology - Cultural,General,Politics - Current Events,Popular Culture - General,Social Science,Social conditions,Sociology,Sociology - General,United States,Social Science / Sociology / General
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