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100	1		_aMcBride, Tom, _d1945-
245	1	4	_aThe Mindset lists of American history : _bfrom typewriters to text messages, what ten generations of Americans think is normal / _cTom McBride, Ron Nief.
260			_aHoboken, N.J. : _bJohn Wiley & Sons, _cc2011.
300			_ax, 261 p. ; _c22 cm.
520			_a"Snapshots of the U.S.'s last nine generations--from the creators of the Mindset List media sensation. Just as high school graduates in 1957 couldn't imagine life without zippers, those of 2009 can't imagine having to enter phone booths and deposit coins in order to call someone from the street corner. Every August, the Mindset List highlights the cultural touchstones that have shaped the lives of that year's incoming college class. Now this fascinating book extends the Mindset List approach to dramatize what it was like to grow up for every American generation since 1880, showcasing the remarkable changes in what Americans have considered "normal" about the world around them. Expands Tom McBride and Ron Nief's popular annual Mindset Lists to explore the mindset of nine generations of Americans, from 1880 to the future high school graduates of 2030. Offers a novel and absorbing way to understand the frame of reference of Americans through history, whether it's the high school grads of 1918, who viewed riding an elevator as a thrill second only to roller coasters, or those of 2009, who have always thought of "friend" as an active verb. Puts a human face on the evolution of historical changes related to technology, the struggle for rights and equality, the calamities of war and depression, and other areas. The annual Mindset List garners extensive media attention, including on Today, The Early Show, the NBC Nightly News, CNN, and Fox as well as in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, Time magazine, and hundreds of international publications. Whatever your own generational mindset, this book will give you an entertaining and important new tool for understanding the unique perspective and experience of Americans over more than a hundred and fifty years"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction : history has always been us -- Women have always been riding bicycles : class of 1898 -- Rum has always been demonic : class of 1918 -- They've always been spoiled by zippers : class of 1931 -- The shadow has always known : class of 1944 -- Fluoride has always been controversial : class of 1957 -- The US flag has always had 50 stars : class of 1970 -- There has always been the Grateful Dead : class of 1983 -- Michelangelo has always been a turtle : class of 1996 -- They've never dialed a telephone : class of 2009 -- They've never needed a key for anything : class of 2026 -- Conclusion : we've always bent, but never been broken.
651		0	_aUnited States _xCivilization _y20th century _vMiscellanea.
651		0	_aUnited States _xSocial life and customs _y20th century _vMiscellanea.
651		0	_aUnited States _xCivilization _y21st century _vMiscellanea.
651		0	_aUnited States _xSocial life and customs _y21st century _vMiscellanea.
700	1		_aNief, Ron, _d1943-
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9780470876237.jpg
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