LEADER 03450nam 2200781Ia 450 001 9910955136803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612300370 010 $a9781282300378 010 $a1282300377 010 $a9781605091389 010 $a1605091383 035 $a(CKB)1000000000816381 035 $a(EBL)479233 035 $a(OCoLC)449521055 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000293507 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11222921 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293507 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10302518 035 $a(PQKB)10891291 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL479233 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10331463 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL230037 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781605091389 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC479233 035 $a(PPN)187311277 035 $a(OCoLC)776150702 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn776150702 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88806945 035 $a(FRCYB88806945)88806945 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000816381 100 $a20090316d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe death of why? $ethe decline of questioning and the future of democracy /$fAndrea Batista Schlesinger 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSan Francisco $cBerrett-Koehler$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 225 1 $a0 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781576755853 311 08$a1576755851 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction: Questions and Power; Part I: Culture: Questions or Answers?; 1: Inquiry Is Risky, Resilience Is the Reward, and Other Lessons from Childhood; 2: Ideological Segregation by Click and by Clique; 3: Consuming Opinion; 4: In Google We Trust; Part II: Schools: Citizens or Consumers?; 5: The Three Rs and a Why; 6: No Piggy Bank Left Behind; 7: Questioning the System, or Beating It?; 8: The Marxist, Anti-American Conspiracy to Convert Young People to Engaged Citizenship; Part III: Politics: Engaged or Connected?; 9: Black and White and Dead All Over 327 $a10: Who's Afraid of Virginia Youth?11: Lights, Camera, Debate!; Conclusion: A Call for Slow Democracy; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author 330 $aIn this impassioned critique of America's growing disengagement from civic life and ideals, Drum Major Institute Executive Director Andrea Batista Schlesinger dissects the forcible erosion of our youngest generation's capacity for inquiry and provides recommendations for restoring the social, educational and political infrastructures that are prerequisites for a healthy democracy. 410 0$a0 517 3 $aDecline of questioning and the future of democracy 606 $aYouth$xPolitical activity$zUnited States 606 $aCivics$xStudy and teaching$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical participation$zUnited States 615 0$aYouth$xPolitical activity 615 0$aCivics$xStudy and teaching 615 0$aPolitical participation 676 $a306.43/20973 676 $a306.4320973 676 $a321.8 700 $aSchlesinger$b Andrea Batista$01796012 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910955136803321 996 $aThe death of why$94337563 997 $aUNINA