03081nam 2200637 a 450 991045701370332120200520144314.01-4399-0314-X1-4399-0316-6(CKB)2550000000037041(EBL)713305(OCoLC)739718909(SSID)ssj0000533927(PQKBManifestationID)11339474(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533927(PQKBWorkID)10493165(PQKB)11034002(MiAaPQ)EBC713305(MdBmJHUP)muse13413(Au-PeEL)EBL713305(CaPaEBR)ebr10477351(CaONFJC)MIL514644(EXLCZ)99255000000003704120101214d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe American dream in the 21st century[electronic resource] /edited by Sandra L. Hanson, John Kenneth WhitePhiladelphia Temple University Press20111 online resource (169 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-299-83393-4 1-4399-0315-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction: The Making and Persistence of the American Dream; 1. Twilight's Gleaming: The American Dream and the Ends of Republics; 2. The Politics of the American Dream, 1980 to 2008; 3. The Presidency and the Making of the American Dream; 4. Dreaming in Black and White; 5. Whose Dream? Gender and the American Dream; 6. Want Meets Necessity in the New American Dream; 7. Religion and the American Dream: A Catholic Reflection in a Generational Context; Conclusion: The American Dream: Where Are We?; Contributors; IndexThe American Dream has long been a dominant theme in U.S. culture, one with enduring significance, but these are difficult times for dreamers. The editors of and contributors to The American Dream in the 21st Century examine the American Dream historically, socially, and economically and consider its intersection with politics, religion, race, gender, and generation.The conclusions presented in this short, readable volume provide both optimism for the faith that most Americans have in the possibility of achieving the American Dream and a realistic assessment of the cracksNationalismUnited StatesSocial valuesUnited StatesUnited StatesSocial conditions21st centuryUnited StatesEconomic conditions21st centuryUnited StatesCivilization21st centuryElectronic books.NationalismSocial values306.0973/0905Hanson Sandra L882931White John Kenneth1952-307846MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457013703321The American dream in the 21st century1972386UNINA