Celebrity culture and the American dream : stardom and social mobility /
Sternheimer, Karen.
New York ; London : Routledge,
2011.
The American dream : celebrity, class, and social mobility -- Beyond subsistence : the rise of the middle class in the twentieth century -- Prosperity and wealth arrive : boom times and women's suffrage in the 1920s -- Pull yourself up by your bootstraps : personal failure and the Great Depression -- We're all in this together : collectivism and World War II -- Suburban utopia : the postwar middle class fantasy -- Is that all there is? : challenging the suburban fantasy in the sixties and seventies -- Massive wealth as moral reward : the reagan revolution and individualism -- Success just for being you : opportunity in the internet age.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-274) and index.
Social mobility
Social classes
Celebrities
American Dream.
Fame