Postindustrial Peasants: The Illusion of Middle-Class Prosperity (Contemporary Social Issues)
"The subject matter ofPostindustrial Peasantsis   extremely important and very salient to college students.  The ideas are   strong and well-presented and present a broad sweep of corporate   reorganization, layoffs, investment trends, consumer credit, government   deregulation, etc.  This would be an excellent text for sociology   courses."--Teresa Sullivan, Provost, University of Michigan, author ofThe   Fragile Middle Class"Postindustrial Peasantswill contribute to the increasingly   polarized debate over the current social and economic state of American   society.  Its bold attempt to synthesized many sociological themes makes it   an appropriate choice for classes in Introductory Sociology, Introductory   Anthropology, Social Stratification, Social Problems, Criminology, Social   Work, Economics, and American Studies."--Robert D. Manning, professor, RIT, author ofCredit Card Nation"InPostindustrial Peasants, Leicht and Fitzgerald offer an original   and richly-textured portrait of the economic challenges faced by   middle-class Americans.  It will open the eyes of students who were unaware   of these challenges, and it will lift the spirits of other students who   mistakenly believed that only their families were struggling to keep up   with the American dream."--Stephen Morgan, professor, Cornell University