Reasons Why
Misfits in America Chapter 4
Did the materialism and anti-intellectualism of post war America discourage a generation from pursuing public service? For Bronze and Wolfe, college in post-war America was dominated by a male group mentality that created a fraternity class full of boys intent upon verbally putting one another down while competing mightily in intra-fraternity games in pursuit of athletic glory rather than intellectual growth.
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