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A Nation Of Meddlers (Paperback)
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A Nation Of Meddlers (Paperback)
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There was a time when the phrase "It's none of your business" meant
something. Not anymore. A boorish and persistent army of meddlers,
equipped with righteous indignation and a formidable array of
theories and technologies, has made almost everyone's business its
own. Meddling in the lives of others is now the republic's most
visible obsession. From national crusades against bad habits such
as drinking, smoking, and gambling to the efforts of a group in
Woodbury, Minnesota, to create a fragrance-free work environment,
Americans are meddling into each others lives as never before.
Often masquerading as social concern or community involvement, the
contemporary meddlers intervene in the name of most everything:
health, safety, the commonweal, God, and "for the sake of the
children."Working within the symbolic interactionist tradition of
cultural analysis and criticism, Charles Edgley and Dennis Brissett
analyze this emergent phenomenon with insightful and provocative
descriptions about how we came to be this way, why meddling is so
appealing, and how meddling is packaged and marketed. Their
conclusion offers wise and sometimes witty cautions about the
proper relationship between the individual and society.
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