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The Red Queen
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature© 1993 Matthew Ridley404 pages The Red Queen begins with a question: why do creatures have sex? Why did it evolve? The answer, Matt Ridley believes, lies in the principle of the … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, evolution, psychology, science, sexuality
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Save the Males
Save the Males: Why Men Matter and Why Women Should Care© 2008 Kathleen Parker215 pages It’s not a man’s world any more. Far from it, Kathleen Parker writes: in America, men have not only been dethroned but imprisoned by a … Continue reading
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Tagged marriage and family, men, military, parenting, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture
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This Week at the Library (10 October)
Fall arrived rather suddenly this week, although I imagine the cooler temperatures won’t stay for too long. October 3rd was ‘der Tag der Deutschen Einheit’, or the day of German Unity. As I did with the United States and France … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Isaac Asimov, media, men, religion, science fiction, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture
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Empire of Illusion
Empire of Illusion: the End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle© 2009 Chris Hedges232 pages Do we live in a world where images are more important than reality, where perception has supplanted substance? Chris Hedges thinks so, and in … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Chris Hedges, crime, media, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture, values
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Cinderella Ate My Daughter
Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture© 2012 Peggy Orenstein260 pages When did every little girl become a princess to be bedecked in pink and fawned over? Such is the question posed by … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, Alistair Horne, children, Disney, Eric Schlosser, goods/services, marketing, marriage and family, media, parenting, sexuality, Society and Culture, the Internet, women, women's studies
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So Sexy So Soon
So Sexy So Soon: the New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids© 2008 Diane E. Levine, Jean Kilbourne226 pages For me, the filthiest show on television is Toddlers and Tiaras. Perhaps I’m old-fashioned: I’m generally … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, Alistair Horne, children, goods/services, marketing, marriage and family, media, parenting, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture
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Consuming Kids
Consuming Kids: the Hostile Takeover of Childhood© 2004 Susan Linn288 pages To some, children are the joy of our lives; a refreshing source of curiosity, energy, youth, and joy. To others, they are nothing but grist for the mill. In … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, Alistair Horne, children, goods/services, marketing, marriage and family, media, parenting, sexuality, social criticism, Society and Culture
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Reefer Madness
Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market310 pages© 2003 Eric Schlosser What do pornography, marijuana, and migrant labor have in common? They’re all factors in an underground economy, a vast web of cash-heavy transactions barred … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, economics, Eric Schlosser, goods/services, poverty, sexuality
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