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Predator: rape, madness, and injustice in Seattle
By Jack Olsen. 1991
Olsen describes the dysfunctional upbringing of a young man, "Mac Smith," who committed over fifty rapes before his conviction. Prior…
to Smith's arrest, Steve Titus was falsely convicted of his crimes and freed only after a reporter's dogged investigation. Distraught, Titus soon died from a massive heart attack. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerCulture wars: the struggle to define America
By James Davison Hunter. 1991
An overview of the cultural conflicts in America. Hunter analyzes the issues that have historically divided the country along ideological…
and class lines. He argues that, more than anything else, opposing traditional positions on moral values create religious and political boundaries and continue to polarize every aspect of the nation. He concludes with some suggestions for resolution of the debateThe culture of pain
By David B Morris. 1991
The author combines literary and medical research on the experience of chronic pain, examining psychological, physiological, and social influences on…
suffers. He isolates pain as a cultural product, surveying its history from the ancient Greeks to modern medical practitioners, with particular emphasis on the connections between mental and physical painWomen in the Third World
By Maxine P Fisher. 1989
Growing up female in the less-developed nations of the world means suffering discrimination in health care, education, marriage, jobs, and…
all kinds of power--from domestic to political. The author draws on individual profiles as well as statistics and research studies in India, Ethiopia, Peru, and a host of other countries to reveal a general global pattern of widespread inequity. For junior and senior high and older readersContinual lessons: the journals of Glenway Wescott, 1937-1955
By Glenway Wescott. 1990
Westcott reveals his thoughts and actions in journals that he kept from age thirty-six. The author of reviews, poems, stories,…
and novels (including "Apartment in Athens") describes meeting other writers during his extensive travels, and openly discusses a lifelong relationship with art editor Monroe Wheeler. Descriptions of sexBeyond the barricades: the sixties generation grows up
By Jack Whalen, Richard Flacks. 1989
The authors, both sociologists, track a group of 1960s student activists to see how youthful idealism shapes their lives in…
subsequent years. For comparison purposes, the study also includes a group of sorority and fraternity members. The book examines the consistency of later political convictions and vocational choices with the former values of 1960s activistsEighty acres: elegy for a family farm
By Ronald Jager. 1990
Eighty acres is a small farm, but the author's memoirs of his experiences in this miniature world depict a life…
rich with contrasts. He details his view of rural America in the 1940s, recovering from the depression and now deep in wartime economy; honors his close-knit family; reflects on the never-ending chores; and takes a knowing look at the erosion of the small family farmFreedom: freedom in the making of western culture, v. 1
By Orlando Patterson. 1991
A sociologist explores the history of the concept of freedom, which has become the single most valued principle in the…
Western world. He suggests that the roots of freedom are found in slavery in the ancient world. As he develops the paths of these roots, he distinguishes between personal, civic, and sovereign freedoms, and focuses on the status of women, foreigners, and prisoners of warAn open adoption
By Lincoln Caplan. 1990
Caplan chronicles the open adoption arranged between Dan and Lee Stone and Peggy Bass. Bass, twenty, and seven months pregnant,…
answered a newspaper ad and was connected with the Stones, who were in their thirties and unable to have children. Woven into the account of events before and after the birth of Rebecca is the legal and sociological history of U.S. adoption policiesBefore the flames: a quest for the history of Arab Americans
By Gregory Orfalea. 1988
Orfalea combines personal background with more than a century of Arab-American history in a portrait of an immigrant group American…
once considered extremely foreign. Orfalea's research took him from villages in Syria and Lebanon to Arab-American communities in the United States, where he interviewed his own Arab-AmericansThe adventures of Amos 'n' Andy: a social history of an American phenomenon
By Melvin Patrick Ely, Melvin P. Ely. 1991
Examines the social implications of a highly successful radio and television show depicting two southern black men who move north.…
Begun in 1926, the radio show was performed by white actors, who were later replaced by black actors for television. Although the program's fans included both blacks and whites, many felt it portrayed a negative black imagePrisoners of men's dreams: striking out for a new feminine future
By Suzanne Gordon. 1991
Gordon claims that it's still a man's world, twenty-five years after the women's liberation movement began. After interviews with more…
than 100 working women, she concludes that most have abandoned the feminist ideal of a more caring society. A "National Care Agenda" would revitalize feminism and address such social needs as providing child-care and confronting homelessnessWhen student reporter Kamen was branded a stereotypical feminist, she became alarmed by the attitude toward the women's movement expressed…
in the 1990s. Through interviewing people in their twenties, Kamen finds that, although sisterhood is lacking, widespread concern about women's rights still exists, including some issues not addressed earlierThe true and only heaven: progress and its critics
By Christopher Lasch. 1991
A social critic and historian refutes the belief in progress, productive expansion, and abundance as indefensible in the face of…
stark material and human limits. Drawing on the work of such thinkers as Emerson and Carlyle, and on the history of democratic labor and social welfare movements, Lasch proposes that we reclaim the populist values of responsibility, loyalty, competency, and egalitarianismOn her own: growing up in the shadow of the American dream
By Ruth Sidel. 1990
Using interviews of women ranging from teenagers to fifty-year-olds and from affluent to poverty-stricken, sociologist Sidel outlines the dreams of…
realities of twentieth-century American women. Topics include pay inequities, parenting and work conflicts, and mixed messages from the media aimed at women who are trying to "have it all."When the bough breaks: the cost of neglecting our children
By Sylvia Ann Hewlett. 1991
Hewlett is an economist, lecturer, writer, mother, and volunteer worker with homeless children. Using statistics and the stories of individuals,…
she outlines the need for "family-friendly" workplaces and reforms in divorce, education, and prenatal and child care. She is adamant about the changes she is fighting for and decries insufficient public funding for children's servicesRecognizing child abuse: a guide for the concerned
By Douglas J. Besharov, Douglas J Besharov. 1990
The author argues that laws on the reporting of child abuse have had both positive and negative results. With more…
care-givers required to report suspicions of abuse, false reports have increased, causing increased family anguish. Besharov's guide tells how to recognize the signs of abuse, how the reporting process works, and what to do when accused of abuse. Violence and explicit descriptions of sexDancing with Daddy: a childhood lost and a life regained
By Betsy Petersen. 1991
Betsy led a privileged life as the daughter of an esteemed surgeon. When, as an adult, she experienced difficulties mothering…
her two sons, Betsy sought help from a therapist. At the age of forty-five, she realized that she had been repressing the memory of being molested by her father from the time she was three until she left home at eighteen. Explicit descriptions of sexThe wake of the unseen object: among the native cultures of bush Alaska
By Tom Kizzia. 1991
As a journalist for the "Anchorage Daily News," Kizzia traveled to remote Eskimo villages to write a series of articles…
on native Alaskan culture. His narrative evokes the characters and the landscapes he encountered on that adventure. Kizzia notes which old customs the people have retained, or are fighting to retain, and which innovations they have adoptedDifferent and wonderful: raising Black children in a race-conscious society
By Derek S. Hopson, Darlene Powell Hopson, Darlene Powell-Hopson. 1990
This guide is intended to help African-American parents foster positive self-images in their children of all ages, equipping them to…
flourish in American society. The techniques and methods for positive parenting are applicable for parents of all races. Includes a guide for toys and educational resources that celebrate black culture