The new class society : goodbye American dream? /
Perrucci, Robert.
Wysong, Earl,1944-
"Introduces students to the sociology of class structure and inequalities as it asks whether the American dream has faded. The fourth edition of this powerful book demonstrates how and why class inequalities in the United States have widened, hardened, and become more entrenched than ever.
The fourth edition has been extensively revised and reorganized throughout, including a new introduction that offers an overview of key themes and shorter chapters that cover a wider range of topics. New material includes a discussion of the "The Great Recession" and its ongoing impact, the demise of the middle class, rising college costs and increasing student debt, the role of electronic media in shaping people's perceptions of class, and more."--
Revised edition of: The new class society : goodbye American dream? / Robert Perrucci and Earl Wysong. 3rd ed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Class in America: the way we were -- 2. The new American class structure -- 3. The new economy and the new class structure -- 4. The global economy and class inequalities -- 5. How the middle class died -- 6. Conflicting class interests -- 7. The invisible class empire -- 8. Political finance: it's money that matters -- 9. Policy planning and classwide lobbying -- 10. The information industry -- 11. Educating for privilege: dreaming, streaming, and creaming -- 12. The pacification of everyday life -- 13. The culture industry and pacification -- 14. Class in the twenty-first century.
"Introduces students to the sociology of class structure and inequalities as it asks whether the American dream has faded. The fourth edition of this powerful book demonstrates how and why class inequalities in the United States have widened, hardened, and become more entrenched than ever.
The fourth edition has been extensively revised and reorganized throughout, including a new introduction that offers an overview of key themes and shorter chapters that cover a wider range of topics. New material includes a discussion of the "The Great Recession" and its ongoing impact, the demise of the middle class, rising college costs and increasing student debt, the role of electronic media in shaping people's perceptions of class, and more."--
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