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United States -- Social life and customs American Photography: A Century of Images (PBS) 
 A history of U.S. society, culture, and politics as seen through photographers' eyes. Covers art, photography and war, digital truth, presidential imagemaking, persuasion, social change, and cultural identity, with demonstrations of methods of manipulating the ideas presented in a photograph. Also features a Dorothea Lange photo shoot. Transcripts of the public television program, a bibliography, and teacher's guides are available. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/ Topics: Activism, Photography, Society & Social Science, Technology, The United States Presidency, United States History Last updated Nov 18, 2008 The End of Life: Exploring Death in America
This National Public Radio (NPR) series from 1997-1998 explores a variety of aspects of death and dying in the United States. Topics include terminal illness, grief and bereavement, funeral homes, do-it-yourself and alternative funerals, reincarnation, and related subjects. Includes readings (poetry, essays, religious texts, images, and excerpts from novels, short stories, and plays) and a bibliography. http://www.npr.org/programs/death/ Topics: Death & Dying, Diseases & Conditions, Families, Literature: Fiction, Poetry, Society & Social Science, United States History Last updated Aug 17, 2005 Hidden Kitchens
Companion site to a National Public Radio (NPR) series that "explores the world of hidden kitchens: street-corner cooking, legendary meals and eating traditions ... how communities come together through food." Topics include NASCAR kitchens, the "Chili Queens of San Antonio," and the George Foreman grill. Provides recipes, sounds clips of music related to the meals, and related stories and links. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91851784 Topics: Recipes by Region: United States, Society & Social Science, United States History Last updated Aug 19, 2008 It Seems Like Yesterday
An online quarterly magazine that "explores the reverberations of the post World War II population explosion in North America." Focused on the Boomers, categories are: Baby Boom Generation, the Atomic Age, the Youth Quake, and the Disco Years. There are also games, factoids, related Web links, and more. Choose the era you wish to explore, then the table of contents. Based on the PBS documentary show of the same name. http://www.itseemslikeyesterday.com/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Society & Social Science, United States History Last updated Jun 28, 2000 The Prince of Wales Visits San Diego: A Study in Perception
Article about the visit by Edward, the Prince of Wales, to San Diego in April 1920. Includes a discussion of the United States' "preoccupation and a fascination with English royalty," the preparations for the visit, and the events of the visit. Also includes photos. From the journal of the San Diego Historical Society. http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/92summer/wales.htm Topics: Heads of State Last updated Oct 10, 2005 Rites of Passage in America
Companion to a 1992-1995 traveling exhibition organized by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies on ways that Americans mark life transitions. Includes general essays, and case studies on rites of passage such as the Latin American quinceañera and Day of the Dead, edin toa (Akan baby-naming ceremony), the African American unyago, Chinese birth traditions, and more. Includes images and a brief bibliography. From the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. http://www2.hsp.org/exhibits/Balch%20exhibits/rites/rites.html Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Social Science, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science, United States History Last updated Aug 30, 2005 Romance in America
A report that concludes, "Most young singles in America do not describe themselves as actively looking for romantic partners. Even those who are seeking relationships are not dating frequently. About half (49%) had been on no more than one date in the previous three months." From Pew Internet and American Life Project. http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2006/Romance-in-America.aspx Topics: Communities & Groups Last updated Oct 14, 2009 Sears Archives
This site provides "more than 100 years of stories, product and brand histories, photographs, catalog images," and other materials about Sears, Roebuck and Co. Features chronologies and a narrative history from 1886 to the present, fast facts, questions and answers, and details about the Sears homes, catalogs, and stores. From Sears, Roebuck and Co. http://www.searsarchives.com Topics: Business, Libraries & Archives by Type, Society & Social Science, United States History Last updated May 27, 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Information about this annual Smithsonian Institution festival "asserting the ability of people to converse with and understand each other." The festival typically includes "programs of music, song, dance, celebratory performance, crafts and cooking demonstrations, storytelling, illustrations of workers' culture, and narrative sessions for discussing cultural issues." Features descriptions of programs at the current year's festival, and archives of festivals back to 1997. From the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. http://www.folklife.si.edu/center/festival.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Recreation, Society & Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, United States History Last updated Jun 29, 2005 Suburbia: Photographs by Bill Owens
Images from "Suburbia" (1973), Bill Owens' "classic photographic description of the American suburban dream" (taken in Livermore, California, over the course of a year in the early 1970s). Includes essay. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/suburbia/home.html Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography, Society & Social Science, United States History Last updated Jun 12, 2006 This American Life
The site for this wide-ranging documentary series which airs weekly on public radio. Search and browse for earlier shows, view staff favorites and suggestions for educators, or use a program locator to find out where you can hear the show. Produced by Public Radio International for WBEZ Chicago. http://www.thislife.org/ Topics: Media, Media, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, United States History Last updated Sep 10, 2003 |
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