Anti-Intellectualism in American Media: Magazines and Higher Education
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Claussen (journalism and mass communication, Point Park College, Pittsburgh) analyzes the coverage of higher education by popular magazines in the US, investigating whether they have overemphasized or underemphasized news of particular aspects of higher education, whether the amount of coverage was consistent with the growth of higher education, and other questions. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Ch. 1 "How Smart Is Too Smart?" 15 Ch. 2 Ameircan Intellectual History, Anti-Intellectualism, and the Mass Media 29 Ch. 3 Media Among Society's Institutions: The "Most Prominent and Dynamic Part" 61 Ch. 4 Religious Anti-Rationalism and Higher Education 103 Ch. 5 Populist Anti-Elitism and Higher Education 125 Ch. 6 Unreflective Instrumentalism, Hedonism, Sexism, and Age Discrimination 169 Ch. 7 Anti-Intellectualism, the Mass Media, and Society 193 Appendix: Sources of Evidence and Methods of Inquiry 207 Notes 223 Bibliography 251 Index 271
