A short history of rudeness : manners, morals, and misbehavior in modern America

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PERSONAL_AUTHOR:

Caldwell, Mark.

PUBLICATION_INFO:

New York : Picador USA, 1999.

FORMAT:

Libros

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274 p. ; 22 cm.

SUBJECT_TERM:

Etiquette -- United States -- History.

GEOGRAPHIC_TERM:

United States -- Social life and customs.

ISBN:

9780312204327

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"In his thought-provoking new book, literary/social critic Mark Caldwell gives us a history of the demise of manners and charts the triumphant progress of rudeness in America. Touching on aspects of both our public and private lives, including work, family, and sex, he examines how the rules of behavior inevitably change and explains why, no matter how hard we try, we can never return to a golden era of civilized manners and mores."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Introduction	p. 1
Part 1 Public Life
Chapter 1 Colonel Mann and Mrs. Post: Manners, Morals, and Class in Modern America	p. 15
Chapter 2 Manners in Motion: The Rise of Mobility and the Breakdown of Public Behavior	p. 46
Chapter 3 Manners from Nine to Five: Etiquette and Power in the American Workplace	p. 69
Chapter 4 Bride, Groom, and Corpse: Rituals and Rites of Passage	p. 93
Chapter 5 Virtual Rudeness: Mass Media, Mass Communications, Mass Mannerlessness	p. 119
Part 2 Private Life
Chapter 6 Mr. Bok and Martha: The Triumph of Lifestyle	p. 147
Chapter 7 The Lady in the Boutique and the Man in the G-String: Etiquette, Race, and Gender	p. 168
Chapter 8 From Jean-Jacques to Dr. Spock: Parents, Children, and Discipline	p. 188
Chapter 9 Co-Ed Naked Neo-Victorianism: Manners and Sex in the Nineties	p. 212
Epilogue: Manners for the Millennium	p. 237
Notes	p. 245
Index	p. 265

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