The division between work and home has been all but demolished, replaced by a weightless, wireless economy that encourages work at the expense of leisure. Conley, a preeminent social scientist, provides an X-ray view of the nation's new social reality.
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The division between work and home has been all but demolished, replaced by a weightless, wireless economy that encourages work at the expense of leisure. Conley, a preeminent social scientist, provides an X-ray view of the nation's new social reality.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 221 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2007050081 Type of material Book Personal name Conley, Dalton, 1969-Main title Elsewhere, U.S.A. / Dalton Conley. Edition 1st ed. Published/Created New York: Pantheon Books, c2009. Description xiv, 221 p.; 22 cm. ISBN 9780375422904 0375422900 LC classification HM831. C654 2009 Summary Examining the dramatic changes that have occurred in American society over the past three decades, the author of The Pecking Order offers a thoughtful study of the new social realities of life, explaining how the social, economic, and technological transformation has reshaped individual lives. Contents Preface: A tale of three generations--Introduction: Life among the elsewhere class--From the Protestant ethic to the elsewhere ethic--And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile: from General Motors to Google--One plus a hundred zeros: welcome to your (n)office--Convestment: the way we earn and spend--Shoot the moon: public life in an age of private markets--From elsewhere to nowhere: crime and punishment--Polymorphous perversity: family life in the elsewhere society--The birth of the intravidual--Conclusion: Learning to love the BlackBerry. LC Subjects Social change. Social structure. Social problems. Economic indicators. Social indicators. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index. Dewey class no. 306.0973/09045 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn184982449 (OCoLC)184982449
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