Publication: Generation At The Crossroads: Apathy And Action On The American Campus

• Loeb, Paul

LCCN: 94-16186

Introduction: Beyond the myths -- bk. 1. I'm not that kind
of person: 1. You make your own chances : wealth as an
educational goal. 2. You don't have a say : individualism
as survival. 3. I feel a little fearful : the reluctance to
speak. 4. The right kind of friends : climbing the economic
ladder. 5. America on the slide : coping with decline. 6.
Divied loyalties : making it from the bottom -- 7. The
broken connection : history and memory. 8. Spitting on
soldiers? : Vietnam revisited. 9. An unsentimental
education : ethical detachment in the classroom. 10. I;ll
work from within : involvement deferred. 11. Diminished
dreams : shaping a culture of retreat -- bk. 2. I had to
take a stand: Introduction. A stake in the future. 12.
Fighting for the land : farm activism returns. 13. Greeks
for peace : social concern on fraternity row. 14. Crossing
the line : the genesis of student activists. 15. A house
still divided : the campus politics of race. 16. The world
of the activists : communities of concern. 17. Tangible
fruits : the community service movement. 18. Shades of
green : the tree huggers and the politicos -- bk. 3. World
in motion: Introduction. Uncertain times. 19. Coming back
to concern : the resurgence of student involvement. 20. I
don't want to be a biscuit babe : the CUNY strikes. 21.
Whose history, whose voice : the politics of political
correctness. 22. Sustaining the vision : every generation
changes the world.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-437) and
index.