num_pages: 190
description: Looks at how Americans express good feelings about their own lives but view the country as a whole pessimistically
language: English
title: The Optimism Gap: The I'm Ok-They're Not Syndrome and the Myth of American Decline
titlecomplete: The Optimism Gap: The I'm Ok-They're Not Syndrome and the Myth of American Decline
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Walker & Co