The American dream and the public schools [[electronic resource] /] / Jennifer L. Hochschild and Nathan Scovronick
| The American dream and the public schools [[electronic resource] /] / Jennifer L. Hochschild and Nathan Scovronick |
| Autore | Hochschild Jennifer L. <1950-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.01/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ScovronickNathan B. <1945-> |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Education and state - United States
Educational equalization - United States Public schools - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-756191-8
1-60256-522-8 1-280-50193-6 9786610501939 0-19-803486-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. What Americans Want from Public Schools; 2. School Desegregation; 3. School Finance Reform; 4. School Reform; 5. Choice; 6. Separation and Inclusion; 7. Challenging the American Dream; 8. Public Schools in the New America; Notes; References; Index; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451770103321 |
Hochschild Jennifer L. <1950->
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 | ||
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The American dream and the public schools [[electronic resource] /] / Jennifer L. Hochschild and Nathan Scovronick
| The American dream and the public schools [[electronic resource] /] / Jennifer L. Hochschild and Nathan Scovronick |
| Autore | Hochschild Jennifer L. <1950-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 371.01/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ScovronickNathan B. <1945-> |
| Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
| Soggetto topico |
Education and state - United States
Educational equalization - United States Public schools - United States |
| ISBN |
0-19-756191-8
1-60256-522-8 1-280-50193-6 9786610501939 0-19-803486-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. What Americans Want from Public Schools; 2. School Desegregation; 3. School Finance Reform; 4. School Reform; 5. Choice; 6. Separation and Inclusion; 7. Challenging the American Dream; 8. Public Schools in the New America; Notes; References; Index; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777454303321 |
Hochschild Jennifer L. <1950->
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Facing up to the American dream [[electronic resource] ] : race, class, and the soul of the nation / / Jennifer L. Hochschild
| Facing up to the American dream [[electronic resource] ] : race, class, and the soul of the nation / / Jennifer L. Hochschild |
| Autore | Hochschild Jennifer L. <1950-> |
| Edizione | [With a New preface by the author] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.8/00973 |
| Collana | Princeton studies in American politics |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Social conditions - 1975-
African Americans - Economic conditions Social classes - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4008-0371-3
9786612752261 1-4008-2173-8 1-282-75226-X 1-4008-1209-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Tables and Figure -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. The Philosophical and Empirical Context -- Chapter One. What is the American Dream? -- Chapter Two. Rich and Poor African Americans -- Part Two. The Three Paradoxes -- Chapter Three. "What's All the Fuss About?": Blacks' and Whites' Beliefs About the American Dream -- Chapter Four. "Succeeding More" and "Under the Spell": Affluent and Poor Blacks' Beliefs about the American Dream -- Part Three. Succeeding More and Enjoying it Less -- Chapter Five. Beliefs about One's Own Life -- Chapter Six. Beliefs about Others -- Chapter Seven. Competitive Success and Collective Well-Being -- Part Four. Under the Spell of the Great National Suggestion -- Chapter Eight. Remaining under the Spell -- Chapter Nine. With One Part of Themselves they Actually Believe -- Chapter Ten. Distorting the Dream -- Chapter Eleven. Breaking the Spell -- Chapter Twelve. The Perversity of Race and the Fluidity of Values -- Part Five. Race and the American Dream -- Chapter Thirteen. Comparing Blacks and White Immigrants -- Chapter Fourteen. The Future of the American Dream -- Appendix A. Surveys used for Unpublished Tabulations -- Appendix B. Supplemental Tables -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454777603321 |
Hochschild Jennifer L. <1950->
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| Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1995 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Facing up to the American dream [[electronic resource] ] : race, class, and the soul of the nation / / Jennifer L. Hochschild
| Facing up to the American dream [[electronic resource] ] : race, class, and the soul of the nation / / Jennifer L. Hochschild |
| Autore | Hochschild Jennifer L. <1950-> |
| Edizione | [With a New preface by the author] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.8/00973 |
| Collana | Princeton studies in American politics |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Social conditions - 1975-
African Americans - Economic conditions Social classes - United States |
| ISBN |
1-4008-0371-3
9786612752261 1-4008-2173-8 1-282-75226-X 1-4008-1209-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Tables and Figure -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One. The Philosophical and Empirical Context -- Chapter One. What is the American Dream? -- Chapter Two. Rich and Poor African Americans -- Part Two. The Three Paradoxes -- Chapter Three. "What's All the Fuss About?": Blacks' and Whites' Beliefs About the American Dream -- Chapter Four. "Succeeding More" and "Under the Spell": Affluent and Poor Blacks' Beliefs about the American Dream -- Part Three. Succeeding More and Enjoying it Less -- Chapter Five. Beliefs about One's Own Life -- Chapter Six. Beliefs about Others -- Chapter Seven. Competitive Success and Collective Well-Being -- Part Four. Under the Spell of the Great National Suggestion -- Chapter Eight. Remaining under the Spell -- Chapter Nine. With One Part of Themselves they Actually Believe -- Chapter Ten. Distorting the Dream -- Chapter Eleven. Breaking the Spell -- Chapter Twelve. The Perversity of Race and the Fluidity of Values -- Part Five. Race and the American Dream -- Chapter Thirteen. Comparing Blacks and White Immigrants -- Chapter Fourteen. The Future of the American Dream -- Appendix A. Surveys used for Unpublished Tabulations -- Appendix B. Supplemental Tables -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780051603321 |
Hochschild Jennifer L. <1950->
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| Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1995 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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