American Mythos : Why Our Best Efforts to Be a Better Nation Fall Short /

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America was built on stories: tales of grateful immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, Horatio Alger-style transformations, self-made men, and the Protestant work ethic. In this new book, renowned sociologist Robert Wuthnow examines these most American of stories--narratives about individualism, immig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wuthnow, Robert
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social values.
Social ethics.
Moral conditions.
Immigrants.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Valeurs sociales > États-Unis.
Immigrants > United States.
Social ethics > United States.
Social values > United States.
United States.
United States > Moral conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:America was built on stories: tales of grateful immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, Horatio Alger-style transformations, self-made men, and the Protestant work ethic. In this new book, renowned sociologist Robert Wuthnow examines these most American of stories--narratives about individualism, immigration, success, religion, and ethnicity--through the eyes of recent immigrants. In doing so, he demonstrates how the "American mythos" has both legitimized American society and prevented it from fully realizing its ideals. This magisterial work is a reflection and meditation on the national conscio.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9781400827022

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