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The Way We'll Be: The Zogby Report On The Transformation Of The American Dream (2008)

by John Zogby(Favorite Author)

3.38 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1400064503 (ISBN13: 9781400064502)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Random House

review 1: Utica-based pollster John Zogby paints a fairly optimistic portrait of the near-future based on his poll results. The questions and their results are sometimes quirky, sometimes counterintuitive, sometimes just what you'd expect. He breaks it down in between with his thoughts on current events and where we might be headed. Interestingly enough, he doesn't appear to be unbiased...seems to lean a little to the left, which is fine with me, but I'm not sure how he's "supposed" to be w/r/t his occupation. Also, he is forever comparing and conflating consumer habits with voting habits, arguing that where and how you shop (or at least, how you say you do/would) is a good indicator of how you vote or behave (or at least, how you say you do/would). That gets a bit irritating, ... moreespecially since it seems awfully questionable that people are ACTUALLY voting/shopping/investing/otherwise behaving the way the poll results indicate they are. According to Zogby, there is a relatively clear profile of the "First Global" generation emerging, and it doesn't look very much like the peer group I see around me. But then, I don't have hard numbers. Overall, a decent, quick read for a bit of an uplift if you have anecdotal evidence that the world is going to hell. The numbers indicate we're at least not rushing there.
review 2: I really enjoyed this book. First, it was a mini review about polling but primarily and it addressed trends for the country-where we , as a nation are headed. In the day to day dreariness of the world- with it's fears and loss- it was refreshing to hear optimistic news. Mr Zogby is a highly respected pollster and his trends and predictions are based on the social research of his surveys. What a treat. less

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