1 An Introduction to Ideas:Critical Thinking and Writing 1
Generating Ideas 3
The Processes of Writing 4
Critical Thinking 7
Close Reading and Rhetorical Strategies 8
Defining and Aligning 9
Evaluation 10
Understanding Perspective 10
Summarizing 11
Close Reading 12
Connecting and Comparing 12
Two Examples of Student Writing:Finding the Self 14
What to Expect in the Next Seven Chapters 26
2 Reacting to Authority:Youth Rebellion 29
Bringing Up Ideas 32
Mark Twain,“Advice to Youth” 33
Maya Angelou,“Mary” 37
Michael Moore,“Idiot Nation” 42
Judith Rich Harris,“‘Nurture'Is Not the Same as‘Environment’” 55
Judith Ortiz Cofer,“Volar;Maria Elena;Exile”[short story] 67
John Lydon(Johnny Rotten),“I Want You to Know That I HateYou,Baby” 73
Ralph“Sonny”Barger,from Hell's Angel 85
Helen Nissenbaum,“Hackers and the Battle for Cyberspace” 94
Thinking Through Ideas:Beatniks on the Road 105
Applying Ideas 120
3 Act Your Age:When Does Adulthood Begin? 123
Bringing Up Ideas 125
David Mamet,“The Rake:A Few Scenes from My Childhood” 126
Vivian Gornick,from Fierce Attachments 132
Esmeralda Santiago,“Mami Gets a Job” 138
Joyce Carol Oates,“Where Are You Going,Where Have You Been?”[short story] 147
Louise J.Kaplan,from“Adolescence:Trivializations and Glorifications” 161
Naomi Wolf,from“Fourth Base:How to Make a Woman” 170
Bruno Bettelheim,from“The Problem of Generations” 180
Charles Mungoshi,“The Setting Sun and the Rolling World”[short story] 188
Christopher Noxon,“I Don't Want to Grow Up!” 193
Marcia Mogelonsky,“The Rocky Road to Adulthood” 198
William Kowinski,“Kids in the Mall:Growing Up Controlled” 207
Thinking Th rough Ideas:The History of Adolescence 212
Applying Ideas 223
4 I Am a Rock:Individualism,Isolation,and Alienation 225
Bringing Up Ideas 228
Alice Walker,“Beauty:When the Other Dancer Is the Self” 229
“Melanie,”“Courting Danger” 236
Joan Didion,“On Self-Respect” 253
Benjamin Franklin,from The Autobiography 258
Alfons Marcoen and Luc Goossens,“Loneliness:Attitude Towards Aloneness,and Solitude:Age Differences and Developmental Significance During Adolescence” 267
Willa Cather,“Paul's Case:A Study in Temperament”[short story] 278
Marcel Danesi,“The Emergence of Coolness” 294
Gerard Jones,“Violent Media Is Good for Kids” 309
Peter Marin,“The Open Truth and Fiery Vehemence of Youth” 313
Natalie Kusz,“Ring Leader” 328
Thinking Through Ideas:Aloneness in Poetry and Song Lyrics 333
Applying Ideas 343
5 From Minor to(What's Your)Major:Identity in College 345
Bringing Up Ideas 348
Ralph Waldo Emerson,“The American Scholar” 349
Richard Rodriguez,“The Achievement of Desire” 363
Jennifer Crichton,“Who Shall I Be?” 382
Dan Chaon,“Fraternity”[short story] 387
Beth Bailey,“From Panty Raids to Revolution:Youth and Authority,1950-1970” 398
Douglas Heath,“Becoming Mature” 413
Roberta E Borkat,“A Liberating Curriculum” 428
Mark Edmundson,“On the Uses of a Liberal Education” 431
Jacob Neusner,“Grading Your Professors” 446
Thinking Through Ideas:Binge Drinking 453
Applying Ideas 467
6 Can't Buy Me Love:Money,Social Class,and the Self 469
Bringing Up Ideas 472
Laurel Johnson Black,“Stupid Rich Bastards” 473
Andrew Carnegie,“Wealth” 485
bell hooks,“The Me-Me Class:The Young and the Ruthless” 495
Gregory Mantsios,“Class in America—2003” 502
Rosemary Bray,“So How Did I Get Here?” 517
Shelby Steele,“On Being Black and Middle Class” 526
Katherine Newman,“American Nightmares” 536
Toni Cade Bambara,“The Lesson”[short story] 549
Thinking Through Ideas:Supersizing 556
Applying Ideas 576
7 Walking the Walk:Assimilation and Classification 577
Bringing Up Ideas 580
Mike Rose,“I Just Wanna Be Average” 581
Randolph Bourne,“Trans-National America” 593
Mary Crow Dog,“Civilize Them with a Stick” 607
Sallie Tisdale,“A Weight That Women Carry” 616
Eric Liu,“A Chinaman's Chance:Reflections on the American Dream” 626
Sherman Alexie,“Indian Education”[short story] 635
Barbara Kingsolver,“Stone Soup” 641
Dierdre N.McCloskey,“Yes,Ma'am” 648
Bharati Mukherjee,“Two Ways to Belong in America” 654
Thinking Through Ideas:Talking the Talk:Language and Assimilation 658
Applying Ideas 676
8 Hi-Ho,Hi-Ho!American Dreams or American Drones? 677
Bringing Up Ideas 680
Gary Soto,“Looking for Work” 681
Alfred Lubrano,“Bricklayer's Boy” 686
Robert Louis Stevenson,“An Apology for Idlers” 692
Sue Shellenbarger,“Teens Are Inheriting Parents'Tendencies Toward Work Overload” 700
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi and Barbara Schneider,“The Evolving Nature of Work” 703
Aristides,“Work and Its Contents” 715
Ann Cummins,“Where I Work”[short story] 727
Neil Howe and William Strauss,“Jiggy with It” 735
Barbara Brandt,“Less Is More:A Call for Shorter Work Hours” 749
Thinking Through Ideas:Women's Work 754
Applying Ideas 775
Rhetorical List of Readings 777
Credits 779
Index of Authors and Titles 782