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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818591303321

Autore

Perrucci Robert

Titolo

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

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