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Elsewhere, U.S.A.

Examining the dramatic changes that have occurred in American society over the past three decades, the author of The Pecking Order offers a thoughtful study of the new social realities of life, explaining how the social, economic, and technological transformation has reshaped individual lives
Print Book, English, ©2009
Pantheon Books, New York, ©2009
xiv, 221 pages ; 22 cm
9780375422904, 9781400076796, 0375422900, 140007679X
184982449
Preface: A tale of three generations
Introduction: Life among the elsewhere class
From the Protestant ethic to the elsewhere ethic
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile : from General Motors to Google
One plus a hundred zeros : welcome to your (n)office
Convestment : the way we earn and spend
Shoot the moon : public life in an age of private markets
From elsewhere to nowhere : crime and punishment
Polymorphous perversity : family life in the elsewhere society
The birth of the intravidual
Conclusion: Learning to love the BlackBerry