The American Dream in the Information Age
Author | : Otto Newman |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 1999-05-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780333983591 |
ISBN-13 | : 0333983599 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: America's current transformation from an industrial to a new information-based culture presents new challenges as well as new perspectives on old debates. This book offers a comprehensive survey of America's changing values. It examines notions of American exceptionalism and how the 'melting pot' is coping with race relations and changing demographics; it assesses the agenda of government, the domestic and global constraints, and how social exclusion can be tackled. Current changes in the US are likely to be a harbinger for other societies, and the authors examine new models of civic society, of learning and of reconfiguring social values for a fast-changing world.