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Despite the overwhelming evidence against them, many people still believe they can overcome the economic and racial constraints placed upon them at birth. In the first edition, Heather Beth Johnson explored this belief in the American Dream with over 200 in-depth interviews with black and white families, highlighting the ever-increasing racial wealth gap and the actual inequality in opportunities. This second edition has been updated to make it fully relevant to today's reader, with new data and illustrative examples, including twenty new interviews. Johnson asks not just what parents are thinking about inequality and the American Dream, but to what extent children believe in the American Dream and how they explain, justify, and understand the stratification of American society. This book is an ideal addition to courses on race and inequality.

Despite the overwhelming evidence against them, many people still believe they can overcome the economic and racial constraints placed upon them at birth. In the first edition, Heather Beth Johnson explored this belief in the American Dream with over 200 in-depth interviews with black and white families, highlighting the ever-increasing racial wealth gap and the actual inequality in opportunities. This second edition has been updated to make it fully relevant to today's reader, with new data and illustrative examples, including twenty new interviews. Johnson asks not just what parents are thinking about inequality and the American Dream, but to what extent children believe in the American Dream and how they explain, justify, and understand the stratification of American society. This book is an ideal addition to courses on race and inequality.

Über den Autor
Heather Johnson
Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Wealth Gap and the American Dream 2. Meritocracy and "Good" Schools 3. Buying In and Opting Out 4. Making Do and Feeling Stuck 5. Wealth Privilege 6. Inequality and Ideology 7. An Unresolved Conflict

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780415832670
ISBN-10: 0415832675
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Johnson, Heather
Auflage: 2nd edition
Hersteller: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Heather Johnson
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.12.2014
Gewicht: 0,358 kg
Artikel-ID: 128451033

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