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Sasquatch in the Psyche
Author: David Salisbury Brown Mitchell
language: en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date: 2026-04-10
Homins are hair-covered, humanlike beings purported to exist in oral and written literature across time and space. While traditional world mythology and folklore tend to take seriously the existence of entities like Sasquatch, mainstream Western culture often portrays such beings as misidentifications, hoaxes, or projections of the human mind. The result is a collective attitude that degrades, denies, or attempts to debunk the homin phenomenon. As a fresh take on that problem, this book focuses on how memory, anxiety, and trauma may play a role in such negative perceptions of these hairy others. Specifically, the text proposes that persisting memory of anxiety-provoking contact between humans and homins is at the heart of the matter. Drawing from oral history, published scholarship, citizen science, and more, this volume examines evidence, concepts, and hypotheses regarding the presence of homins as well as the effects of these entities on human psychology.
The American Middle Class
Author: Robert S. Rycroft
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date: 2017-05-12
What is the "American Dream"? This book's author argues that contrary to what many believe, it is not achieving the wealth necessary to enter the top one percent but rather becoming members of the great middle class by dint of hard work and self-discipline. Americans of all classes consider themselves to be "middle class." There are Americans who by any objective standard should be considered poor who would insist they are middle class, just as other Americans who should be considered wealthy also insist they are middle class. Thinking of yourself and being thought of by others as middle class is the "American Dream" for tens of millions of people. But an enduring problem of the American middle class is the worry that the "Dream" is coming apart—that forces are lurking in the shadows waiting to steal their progress and throw them back into "poverty." This thought-provoking reference explores a disparate multitude of issues associated with being middle class in America. It addresses a range of questions and subtopics, including the meaning of the term "middle class"; how middle class status is expressed by both the majority and the various minorities that make up the American mosaic; what economic pressures are bearing down on the middle class; and how economists and others attempt to make sense of the economic issues of the day. Readers will also better understand how political institutions and public policies are shaping the way the middle class views the world; how labor, housing, education, and crime-related issues have influenced the development and growth of the middle class; the norms of the middle class versus those of other classes in society; and the role of culture and media in shaping how members of the middle class view themselves—and how they are viewed by others. This two-volume set provides a comprehensive look at the American middle class that supports student research in economics, social studies, cultural studies, and political history. The content supports teachers in their development of lesson plans and assignments that directly align with the Common Core State Standards and the recommendations of the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies (NCSS) with respect to all ten NCSS themes.
The Beast Between
Author: Matthew G. Looper
language: en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date: 2019-04-22
The white-tailed deer had a prominent status in Maya civilization; it was the most important wild-animal food source at many inland Maya sites and also functioned as a major ceremonial symbol. Offering an in-depth semantic analysis of this imagery, The Beast Between considers iconography, hieroglyphic texts, mythological discourses, and ritual narratives to translate the significance and meaning of the vibrant metaphors expressed in a variety of artifacts depicting deer and hunting. Charting the progression of deer as a key component of the Maya diet, especially for elites, to the coupling of deer and maize in the Maya worldview, The Beast Between reveals a close and long-term interdependence. Not only are deer depicted naturalistically in hunting and ritual scenes, but they are also ascribed with human attributes. This rich imagery reflects the many ways in which deer hunting was linked to status, sexuality, and war as part of a deeper process to ensure the regeneration of both agriculture and ancestry. Drawing on methodologies of art history, archaeology, and ethnology, this illuminating work is poised to become a key resource for multiple fields.