Simpsonology There's a Little Bit of Springfield in All of Us

Name: Simpsonology There's a Little Bit of Springfield in All of Us
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ISBN: 9781591025597

ISBN-10: 1591025591

ISBN-13: 9781591025597

Edition: 2008

Authors: Tim Delaney

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In this amusing and informative appreciation of The Simpsons, sociologist Tim Delaney looks at the many ways America's longest-running sitcom and animated TV program reflects American culture.

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 2/28/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 411
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.90" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Tim Delaney is Associate Professor and Department Chair at the State University of New York at Oswego. He is the author of numerous books, including Classical and Contemporary Social Theory: Investigation and Application (2nd Edition 2012), and of many encyclopedia articles, journal articles, and book reviews.



About the Author


Preface


Acknowledgments



An Introduction to The Simpsons: "As far as anyone knows, we're a nice, normal family"




The Culture We Live In: "Would it really be worth living in a world without television? I think the survivors would envy the dead"




Friendship and Community: "My mom won't let me be your friend anymore"




Love and Marriage: "Our marriage is like soft serve ice cream and trust is the hard chocolate shell that keeps it from melting onto our carpet"




America's Family: The Simpsons: "Everybody in the kitchen! We're having a family meeting"




Gender Roles and Expectations: "Let's buy makeup so the boys will like us"




Springfield: A Racial Melting Pot Often Lacking in Tolerance: "From this day forth, I am no longer an Indian living in America. I am an Indian American"




Religion and Other Things We Believe In: "To think, I turned to a cult for mindless happiness when I had beer all along"




Beware the Enviromare: "This planet needs every friend it can get"




The Political World of Springfield: "Ah, just one thing. Are you guys any good at covering up youthful and middle-aged indiscretions?"




The Wide Diversity of Sports in Springfield: "Mom, I never won before, and I may never win again"




Springfield's Educational System: Where Every Child Is Left Behind!: "I have had it with this school! The low test scores, class after class of ugly, ugly children"




Physical and Mental Health in Springfield: "All my life I have been an obese man trapped inside a fat man's body"




Tricks and Treats: "Well, I'll be a son of a witch"




The Animation Domination of The Simpsons: "Oh, Marge, cartoons don't have any deep meaning. They're just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh"



Bibliography


Index of Cited Episodes