What gives the mass media, particularly advertising and television, their extraordinary power over our lives, so that even the most jaded and sophisticated among us are troubled and fascinated by thei
Stivers (Illinois State U.) is a sociologist who takes a sociologist's tack in his approach to a psychological problem: the pervasive modern ailment of loneliness. Stivers sees loneliness not as a sym
While skepticism about government is an enduring feature of North American political culture, today's climate of anti-government sentiment has grown aggressive and even violent. This volume,
