Is Society Becoming Less Civilized?

by Louise I. Gerdes (Editor)

Overview

Fifteen concise essays tackle what many people fear, that we are becoming less civilized every day. Essays include perspectives on civility and its interplay with technology, politics, media images, education, and court justice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737768411
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	10/03/2014
Series:	At Issue Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Many Aspects of Society Are Less Civil Paul Thoms 13

2 Bleep! The Decline of Civility Kathleen Parker 25

3 Society Seems to Be Crossing a Line of Civility Rich Heldenfels 29

4 Incivility Does Not Reflect a Breakdown in Democratic Society Tod Lindberg 36

5 Liberals and Civility Thomas Frank 51

6 Incivility Has Lasting Psychological Consequences Rebecca A. Clay 55

7 Online Anonymity Increases Incivility Richard Bird 62

8 Partisan Politics Promotes Incivility Michael Wolf 67

9 Uncivil Political Bullies Threaten the Democratic Process Michael Winship 74

10 Imitation of Media Images Leads to Incivility Joseph Cramer 79

11 Media Can Build Civility Sarah van Gelder Brooke Jarvis 82

12 Persuasion as the Cure for Incivility John I. Jenkins 87

13 College Classrooms Can Be More Civil P.M. Forni 91

14 Banning Online Comments Is Not the Answer to Online Incivility Maria Konnikova 101

15 Media, Not Courts, Should Determine Anonymous Online Comment Policies Kathy English 107

Organizations to Contact 111

Bibliography 116

Index 121