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- catalog abstract "In The Inarticulate Society, Thomas Shachtman persuasively argues that Americans have lost the ability to respond to other points of view - to argue - without coming swiftly to blows. His case is forcefully punctuated by the rising tide of political violence in America and the hateful and intolerant speech that appears to incite it. We are in danger of moving our political debates from the Senate chamber to the streets, in the process of losing the social stability needed for a working democracy. Shachtman pins the blame for this decline on the jargon-spouting "specialists" in the professions and academia, who use parochial vocabulary to erect linguistic barriers between themselves and "ordinary" citizens; on teachers who are barely articulate themselves; on the pervasiveness of popular entertainment geared to the lowest common denominator; on insipid advertising and marketing campaigns that deliberately bypass reason to appeal to emotions; and especially on our political leaders who find it easier to play the demagogue than to give substantive explanations of policy choices. Shachtman proposes a concrete, multifaceted program for rehabilitating eloquence through the constructive use of media together with political and educational reform.".
- catalog contributor b7978676.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "In The Inarticulate Society, Thomas Shachtman persuasively argues that Americans have lost the ability to respond to other points of view - to argue - without coming swiftly to blows. His case is forcefully punctuated by the rising tide of political violence in America and the hateful and intolerant speech that appears to incite it. We are in danger of moving our political debates from the Senate chamber to the streets, in the process of losing the social stability needed for a working democracy.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285) and index.".
- catalog description "Learning to speak -- Standard issue -- The unhelpful schoolhouse -- The entertaining culture -- Transforming the news -- a pause for reflection: what is being lost -- Land of the word -- Politics and language -- We, the audience of the United States -- Conclusion: Toward a revolt of the articulate elite.".
- catalog description "Shachtman pins the blame for this decline on the jargon-spouting "specialists" in the professions and academia, who use parochial vocabulary to erect linguistic barriers between themselves and "ordinary" citizens; on teachers who are barely articulate themselves; on the pervasiveness of popular entertainment geared to the lowest common denominator; on insipid advertising and marketing campaigns that deliberately bypass reason to appeal to emotions; and especially on our political leaders who find it easier to play the demagogue than to give substantive explanations of policy choices. Shachtman proposes a concrete, multifaceted program for rehabilitating eloquence through the constructive use of media together with political and educational reform.".
- catalog extent "296 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Inarticulate society.".
- catalog identifier "0029283752".
- catalog isFormatOf "Inarticulate society.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Free Press,".
- catalog relation "Inarticulate society.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "302.2/242 20".
- catalog subject "Eloquence.".
- catalog subject "Oral communication United States.".
- catalog subject "P95 .S49 1995".
- catalog tableOfContents "Learning to speak -- Standard issue -- The unhelpful schoolhouse -- The entertaining culture -- Transforming the news -- a pause for reflection: what is being lost -- Land of the word -- Politics and language -- We, the audience of the United States -- Conclusion: Toward a revolt of the articulate elite.".
- catalog title "The inarticulate society : eloquence and culture in America / Tom Shachtman.".
- catalog type "text".