The Nature of College. James J. Farrell

      Table of Contents

       Also by JAmEs J. FArr Ell

       Title Page

       Dedication

       Prelude

       Introduction

       Chapter 1 - Waking Up to Nature

       Alarming: The Cultural Work of Clocks

       Shit Happens: The Call of Nature

       The Artificial Waterfall

       Mirror Image: The Nature of Looking Good

       The Student Body

       Waking Up to Responsibility

       Chapter 2 - The Nature of Stuff

       The Social Construction of Necessity

       The Landscape of a Dorm Room

       Getting Over Stuff

       Habits and Habitats

       Chapter 3 - The Nature of Clothes

       The Common Sense of Clothes

       The Nature of Laundry

       Making New Clothes

       Chapter 4 - Food for Thought

       The Hidden Curriculum of the Cafeteria

       The Agriculture of the Cafeteria

       Systems of Food

       Global Foodshed

       The Nature of Hamburgers

       You Want Fries with That?

       Eating as if Nature Mattered

       Chapter 5 - The Nature of Cars

       Growing into Cars

       The Common Sense of Cars

       The Uncommon Sense of Cars

       The Real Cost of Cars

       Driving to a Sustainable Future

       Chapter 6 - The Nature of Screens

       Television: A Way of Seeing the World

       The Nature of TV

       The Nature of Computing

       The Nature of Facebook

       The Virtues of the Virtual

       Reversing Reverse Adaptation

       Chapter 7 - The Nature of Parties

       The Nature of Parties

       The Cultural Work of Parties

       Wildness and the Preservation of the World

       Fun-damentalism and Environmentalism

       Pursuing Happiness

       Chapter 8 - The Nature of Sex and (Sometimes) Love

       Hook-up Culture

       The Anatomy of Sex and Love

       Romantic Love and the Market of Romance

       The Nature of Fertility

       Good Sex on a Good Planet: Making Love as if Nature Mattered

       Chapter 9 - The Nature of Religion

       The Spiritual Life of College Students

       Religion as a Natural Resource for Environmentalism

       A Culture of Silence

       ”Found difficult, and left untried”

       Chapter 10 - The Nature of Politics