عنوان

The death of "why?" :

شابک

1282300377

شابک

1576755851

شابک

1605091383

شابک

1609944445

شابک

9781282300378

شابک

9781576755853

شابک

9781605091389

شابک

9781609944445

شماره

b738625

عنوان اصلي

The death of "why?" :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

the decline of questioning and the future of democracy /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Andrea Batista Schlesinger.

وضعيت ويراست

1st ed.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

San Francisco, CA :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Berrett-Koehler,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

©2009.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

1 online resource (viii, 254 pages)

عنوان فروست

A BK currents book

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index.

متن يادداشت

Introduction: Questions and Power; Part I: Culture: Questions or Answers?; Part II: Schools: Citizens or Consumers?; Part III: Politics: Engaged or Connected?; Conclusion: A Call for Slow Democracy; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

The spirit of inquiry is the engine of democracy. The democratic process is nothing less than citizens regularly asking what kind of society they want to live in and whom they want to lead them. But more and more people are avoiding the whole messy business of questioning. Americans are instead being trained to look for ready-made answers, with potentially dire implications for the health of our society. In this impassioned new book, Andrea Batista Schlesinger argues that we?re besieged by cultural forces that urge us to avoid independent thought and critical analysis. The media reduces politics to a spectator sport, focusing on polls and personalities rather than issues and ideas. Schools teach to standardized tests?students learn to fill in the bubbles, not open their minds.?Financial literacy? courses have replaced civics classes, graduating smart shoppers rather than informed citizens. Even the Internet promotes habits that discourage inquiry. Regurgitating search-engine results becomes a substitute for genuine research and reflection. Social networks promote connection rather than engagement. With all the information available online, over a third of those younger than twenty-five say they get no news on a typical day, up from 25 percent in 1998. The situation isn?t hopeless. Batista Schlesinger spotlights individuals and institutions across the country that are working to renew a healthy sense of curiosity and skepticism, particularly in American?s youth. It is, at this point, an uphill battle but one well worth undertaking. The Death of?Why?? offers both a penetrating socio-cultural critique of our current path and a way forward for cultivating inquiry and reinvigorating our democracy.

منبع سفارش / آدرس اشتراک

OverDrive, Inc.

منبع سفارش / آدرس اشتراک

Safari Books Online

شماره انبار

76F13D97-0988-47E0-A8B8-03A71BCEE8DA

شماره انبار

CL0500000124

عنوان

Death of "why?".

موضوع مستند نشده

Civics-- Study and teaching-- United States.

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Political participation-- United States.

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Youth-- Political activity-- United States.

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Civics-- Study and teaching.

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Political participation.

موضوع مستند نشده

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Civics & Citizenship.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.

موضوع مستند نشده

Youth-- Political activity.

موضوع مستند نشده

United States.

بدون عنوان

7

موضوع مستند نشده

JPHV

موضوع مستند نشده

POL-- 038000

موضوع مستند نشده

SOC-- 002010

موضوع مستند نشده

SOC-- 022000

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Schlesinger, Andrea Batista.

تاريخ عمليات

20201203234252.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

pn

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y