Rank, M: Chasing the American Dream
(Sprache: Englisch)
Most Americans see the American Dream lying not in wealth and riches, but rather in economic security, pursuing one's passions, and looking forward to the future. Yet nearly 80 percent of the population will experience significant economic insecurity at some point between the ages of 25 and 60.
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Most Americans see the American Dream lying not in wealth and riches, but rather in economic security, pursuing one's passions, and looking forward to the future. Yet nearly 80 percent of the population will experience significant economic insecurity at some point between the ages of 25 and 60.
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Chapter 1: Introduction; Part I The Dreams ; Chapter 2: Economic Security; Chapter 3: Freedom To Pursue; Chapter 4: The Next Horizon; Part II The Pathways ; Chapter 5: The Landscape of Opportunity; Chapter 6: Upward Mobility; Chapter 7: Cumulative Inequality; Chapter 8: Twists of Fate; Part III The Meanings; Chapter 9: The Significance of the American Dream; Chapter 10: Reshaping the Future; Back Matter; Appendix A: Sources of Data; Appendix B: Additional Analyses; Bibliography
Autoren-Porträt von Mark Rank, Thomas Hirschl, Kirk Foster
Mark Robert Rank is the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts and speakers in the country on issues of inequality, poverty, and social justice. He is the recipient of numerous awards, and his research has been reported in a wide range of academic and media outlets.; Thomas A. Hirschl is Professor of Development Sociology at Cornell University. He is the Director of the Population and Development Program, coordinator of the Program Work Team on Poverty and Economic Hardship, and Director of the Teen Assessment Program. His scholarly focus is on social class differentiation in contemporary society.; Kirk A. Foster is Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. With a background in social work and theology, he researches how people with little or no income can use the resources available to them to make systematic change.
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- Autoren: Mark Rank , Thomas Hirschl , Kirk Foster
- 232 Seiten, Maße: 15,4 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0190467029
- ISBN-13: 9780190467029
- Erscheinungsdatum: 17.03.2016
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Englisch
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