num_pages: 550
description: The first of two classic studies that examined the daily life of a typical small american city--in actuality, Muncie, Indiana--in the mid-1920s, using the approach of social anthropology. Of enduring interest to students of sociology, these works inspired an acclaimed six-part television series. Index.
language: English
title: Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture
titlecomplete: Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture
genres: Sociology, History, Anthropology, American History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 93
publisher: Harcourt Brace Javanovich