| A Nation Of Meddlers Contributor(s): Brissett, Dennis (Author), Edgley, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813333083 ISBN-13: 9780813333083 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: There was a time when the phrase "It's none of your business" meant something. Not anymore. A boorish and persistent army of meddlers, equipped with righteous indignation and a formidable array of theories and technologies, has made almost everyone's business its own. Meddling in the lives of others is now the republic's most visible obsession. From national crusades against bad habits such as drinking, smoking, and gambling to the efforts of a group in Woodbury, Minnesota, to create a fragrance-free work environment, Americans are meddling into each others lives as never before. Often masquerading as social concern or community involvement, the contemporary meddlers intervene in the name of most everything: health, safety, the commonweal, God, and "for the sake of the children". Working within the symbolic interactionist tradition of cultural analysis and criticism, Charles Edgley and Dennis Brissett analyze this phenomenon with insightful and provocative descriptions about how we came to be this way, why meddling is so appealing, and how meddling is packaged and marketed. Their conclusion offers wise and often witty cautions about the proper relationship between the individual and society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Popular Culture - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 361.610 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.02" (0.96 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book examines the emergent meddling phenomenon with insightful and provocative descriptions about why meddling is so appealing and how meddling is packaged and marketed. It is a testimony to a life filled with accomplishment, loyalty, friendship, laughter, and love. |