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Mindset Lists of American History: From Typewriters to Text Messages, What Ten Generations of Americans Think Is Normal
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by Tom McBride, Ron NiefTom McBride
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Overview
Snapshots of the U.S.'s last nine generations—from the creators of the Mindset List media sensationJust as high school graduates in 1957 couldn't imagine life without zippers, those of 2009 can't imagine having to enter phone booths and deposit coins in order to call someone from the street corner. Every August, the Mindset List highlights the cultural touchstones that have shaped the lives of that year's incoming college class. Now this fascinating book extends the Mindset List approach to dramatize what it was like to grow up for every American generation since 1880, showcasing the remarkable changes in what Americans have considered "normal" about the world around them.
- Expands Tom McBride and Ron Nief's popular annual Mindset Lists to explore the mindset of nine generations of Americans, from 1880 to the future high school graduates of 2030
- Offers a novel and absorbing way to understand the frame of reference of Americans through history, whether it's the high school grads of 1918, who viewed riding an elevator as a thrill second only to roller coasters, or those of 2009, who have always thought of "friend" as an active verb
- Puts a human face on the evolution of historical changes related to technology, the struggle for rights and equality, the calamities of war and depression, and other areas
- The annual Mindset List garners extensive media attention, including on Today, The Early Show, the NBC Nightly News, CNN, and Fox as well as in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Time magazine, and hundreds of international publications
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780470876237 |
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Publisher: | Turner Publishing Company |
Publication date: | 06/28/2011 |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 272 |
Sales rank: | 1,002,380 |
Product dimensions: | 5.70(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
TOM McBRIDE is a professor of English and Keefer Professor of Humanities at Beloit College, where he was also the longtime director of the first-year students' program. RON NIEF is the former public affairs director of Beloit College who developed the Mindset List in 1998.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.Introduction.
Generations Have Always Had Mindsets.
Class of 1898.
Women Have Always Ridden Bicycles.
Class of 1918.
Rum Has Always Been Demonic.
Class of 1931.
They’ve Always Been Spoiled by Zippers.
Class of 1944.
The Shadow Has Always Known.
Class of 1957.
Fluoride Has Always Been Controversial.
Class of 1970.
Magazines Have Always Been Mad.
Class of 1983.
There Has Always Been the Grateful Dead.
Class of 1996.
Michelangelo Has Always Been a Turtle.
Class of 2009.
They’ve Never Dialed a Telephone.
Class of 2026.
They’ve Never Needed a Key for Anything.
Conclusion.
We Have Always Bent—But Have Never Been Broken.
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