Chasing the American Dream
Subtitle: understanding what shapes our fortunes
By: Mark Robert Rank, Thomas A. Hirschl, Kirk A. Foster
Contributors: Hirschl, Thomas A., 1954- author; Foster, Kirk A., author
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780195377910
Subjects: American Dream; Economic conditions; Economic security; Working class
Description: "The United States has been epitomized as a land of opportunity, where hard work and skill can bring personal success and economic well-being. The American Dream has captured the imagination of people from all walks of life, and to many, it represents the heart and soul of the country. But there is another, darker side to the bargain that America strikes with its people -- it is the price we pay for our individual pursuit of the American Dream. That price can be found in the economic hardship present in the lives of millions of Americans"--Front jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-217) and index.
Table of contents: title: The dreams; title: Freedom to pursue; title: Economic security; title: The next horizon; title: The pathways; title: The landscape of opportunity; title: Upward mobility; title: Cumulative inequality; title: Twists of fate; title: The meanings; title: The significance of the American Dream; title: Reshaping the future.