{"product_id":"contemporary-reader-the-7th-edition-9780321083425","title":"Contemporary Reader  The (7th Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\/ JN744-6  0-321-08342-3  Goshgarian  Gary  The Contemporary Reader  Seventh Edition\/ A best-selling book now in its Seventh Edition  The Contemporary Reader offers highly engaging readings about current cultural issues. This accessible  wide-ranging  and current essay collection is designed to stimulating and thought provoking. The Contemporary Reader has more contemporary selections than any other popular culture reader on the market. Over 90% of the readings have been written in the last five years. The texts ten tightly focused thematic chapters cover a range of writing on interesting issues familiar to students and relevant to our times. Readings are organized around a variety of provocative and engaging themes such as \"Fashion and Flesh: The Images We Project\"; \"Gender Battles on the Big Screen\" ; \"Young and Criminal\"; \"Advertising: Wanting It  Selling It.\"; and these new focused themes: \"Humans Inc.: Rethinking and Retailing Reproduction\"; \"Its a Wide Web World\"; \"Sports: Not Just a Game\"; \"Generation Gaps: Boomers  X-ers  and Y.\" These thematic chapters are tightly focused and offer a range of perspectives on issues. To expand on the well-regarded section on critical reading  a review of the writing process has been added to the introduction. This includes coverage of pre-writing  audience-awareness  developing a thesis  documenting sources  drafting  editing  revising  and proofreading. MARKET For those interested in gaining an understanding of important contemporary issues and the ability to discuss those issues critically.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67960396513333,"sku":"ByrdShop_0321083423","price":123.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780321083425.jpg?v=1794493042","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/contemporary-reader-the-7th-edition-9780321083425","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}