LEADER 03081nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910457013703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4399-0314-X 010 $a1-4399-0316-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000037041 035 $a(EBL)713305 035 $a(OCoLC)739718909 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000533927 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11339474 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533927 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10493165 035 $a(PQKB)11034002 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC713305 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13413 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL713305 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10477351 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL514644 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000037041 100 $a20101214d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe American dream in the 21st century$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Sandra L. Hanson, John Kenneth White 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (169 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-299-83393-4 311 $a1-4399-0315-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThe 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 cracks 606 $aNationalism$zUnited States 606 $aSocial values$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xCivilization$y21st century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNationalism 615 0$aSocial values 676 $a306.0973/0905 701 $aHanson$b Sandra L$0882931 701 $aWhite$b John Kenneth$f1952-$0307846 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457013703321 996 $aThe American dream in the 21st century$91972386 997 $aUNINA