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Educating the consumer-citizen : a history of the marriage of schools, advertising, and media
- Title
- Educating the consumer-citizen : a history of the marriage of schools, advertising, and media / Joel Spring.
- Author
- Spring, Joel H.
- Publication
- Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HF5415.33.U6 S67 2003 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 254 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book will be of wide interest to scholars, professionals, and students across foundations of education, history and sociology of education, educational policy, mass communications, American history, and cultural studies. It is highly appropriate as a text for courses in these areas."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education
- Uniform Title
- Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-235) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Horace Mann Meets the Wizard of Oz -- Pt. 1. Introduction and Overview of the Book -- Pt. 2. Prelude to a Consumer Society -- 2. Liberation with Jell-O and Wonder Bread: Educating the New Woman -- 3. Cowboys and Jocks: Visions of Manliness -- 4. Commodification of Leisure and Cultural Control: Schools, Movies, and Radio -- 5. The American Way and the Manufacturing of Consent -- 6. Participating in the American Dream -- 7. Sonya's Choice: Fast-Food Education.
- ISBN
- 080584273X (c : alk. paper)
- 0805842748 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2002192790
- OCLC
- ocm51093328
- SCSB-4799896
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries