The New Class Society [[electronic resource] ] : Goodbye American Dream?

• Autore: Wysong Earl
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2013
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (405 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.50973
• Soggetto topico: Social classes -- United States; United States --Social conditions -- 1980-
• Altri autori: PerrucciRobert WrightDavid
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Ch01.Class in America: The Way We Were; Ch02. The New American Class Structure; Ch03. The New Economy and the New Class Structure; Ch04. The Global Economy and Class Inequalities; Ch05. How the Middle Class Died; Ch06. Conflicting Class Interests and Class War; Ch07. The Invisible Class Empire; Ch08. Political Finance: It's Money That Matters; Ch09. Policy Planning and Classwide Lobbying; Ch10. The Information Industry; Ch11. Educating for Privilege: Dreaming, Streaming, and Creaming; Ch12. The Pacification of Everyday Life ; Ch13. The Culture Industry and PacificationCh14. Class in the Twenty-First Century; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: The New Class Society introduces students to the sociology of class structure and inequality. The fourth edition demonstrates how and why class differences in the U.S. have become more entrenched than ever. Revised and re-organized, this edition features a new introduction and shorter chapters that cover a wider range of topics-from the Great Recession to how electronic media shape our perceptions of class.
• Titolo autorizzato: The New Class Society
• ISBN: 1-4422-0529-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816424403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II