America at risk : the crisis of hope, trust, and caring / / Robert Perrucci and Carolyn C. Perrucci

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818591303321
• Autore: Perrucci Robert
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-49722-7; 9786612497223; 0-7425-6632-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): PerrucciCarolyn Cummings
• Disciplina: 306.0973/09051
• Soggetti: Social classes - United States; United States Social conditions 1980-2020; United States Economic conditions 2001-2009
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-156) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of ContentsChapter 1. Diagnosis: How the New Economy has Eroded Hope, Trust, and CaringChapter 2. Job Loss and Declining WagesChapter 3. The American Dream is FadingChapter 4. Confidence in InstitutionsChapter 5. Identity, Grievance, and TrustChapter 6. Work, Family, and CaringChapter 7. Forgotten Americans: The Poor, Homeless, Aged, and IncarceratedChapter 8. RemediesNotes
• Sommario/riassunto: 24.95