Generation at the crossroads : apathy and action on the American campus /
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| Author / Creator: | Loeb, Paul Rogat, 1952- |
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| Imprint: | New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1994. |
| Description: | vi, 458 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1678795 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Beyond the myths
- Bk. 1. I'm not that kind of person. 1. You make your own chances: Wealth as an educational goal. 2. You don't have a say: Individualism as survival. 3. I feel a little fearful: The reluctance to speak. 4. The right kind of friends: Climbing the economic ladder. 5. America on the slide: Coping with decline. 6. Divided loyalties: Making it from the bottom. 7. The broken connection: History and memory. 8. Spitting on soldiers?: Vietnam revisited. 9. An unsentimental education: Ethical detachment in the classroom. 10. I'll work from within: Involvement deferred. 11. Diminished dreams: Shaping a culture of retreat
- Bk. 2. I had to take a stand
- Introduction: A stake in the future. 12. Fighting for the land: Farm activism returns. 13. Greeks for peace: Social concern on fraternity row. 14. Crossing the line: The genesis of student activists. 15. A house still divided: The campus politics of race. 16. The world of the activists: Communities of concern. 17. Tangible fruits: The community service movement. 18. Shades of green: The tree huggers and the politicos
- Bk. 3. World in motion
- Introduction: Uncertain times. 19. Coming back to concern: The resurgence of student involvement. 20. I don't want to be a biscuit babe: The CUNY strikes. 21. Whose history, whose voice?: The politics of political correctness. 22. Sustaining the vision: Every generation changes the world.