The book Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman has an argument that is very compelling and time-appropriate, as well as informative on the cause and effect of a society that is single-minded to its broad acceptance of entertainment.
In this text, Postman makes the assumption that there is a connection between the modes of communication and the quality of a society. Contemporary audience, especially the youth, would greatly benefit from reading this book, because it empowers them to actively partake in their culture.
In this text, Postman makes the assumption that there is a connection between the modes of communication and the quality of a society. Contemporary audience, especially the youth, would greatly benefit from reading this book, because it empowers them to actively partake in their culture.
I received as much statistical data on Postman's book that I could obtain from the publisher, Penguin Group USA.
1.) In 2011 alone the text was adopted by 174 colleges and university in 40 out of the 50 states.
2.) Geographically, it was most popular in California having been adopted by 23 different schools followed by New York with 12 schools adopting it.
3.) In North Carolina in particular it has been adopted by 4 schools: High Point University, Appalachian Sate University, Elon College and Wake Forest University.
4.) It has been a long running adoption with steady college sales.
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