The new class society [electronic resource] : goodbye to the American dream? / Earl Wysong, Robert Perrucci, and David Wright.
2014
HN90.S6 P47 2014eb
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Title
The new class society [electronic resource] : goodbye to the American dream? / Earl Wysong, Robert Perrucci, and David Wright.
Author
Wysong, Earl, 1944-
Edition
4th edition.
ISBN
9781442205291 (electronic book)
9781442205277
9781442205284
9781442205277
9781442205284
Publication Details
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2014.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 393 p.) : ill.
Call Number
HN90.S6 P47 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.50973
Summary
"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 introductin 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."-- Back cover.
The fourth edition has been extensively revised and reorganized throughout, including a new introductin 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."-- Back cover.
Note
Revised edition of: The new class society : goodbye American dream? / Robert Perrucci and Earl Wysong. 3rd ed.
The fourth edition has been extensively revised and reorganized throughout, including a new introductin 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."-- Back cover.
The fourth edition has been extensively revised and reorganized throughout, including a new introductin 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."-- Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Perrucci, Robert.
Wright, David.
Wright, David.
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New class society.
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