ISBN:
9781003036814
,
1003036813
,
9781000632903
,
1000632903
,
9781000632941
,
1000632946
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Edition:
Second Edition
Uniform Title:
Postindustrial peasants
DDC:
305.5/50973
Keywords:
Mittelstand
;
Soziale Situation
;
Middle class
;
Financial crises
;
Consumer credit
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
;
USA
;
United States Economic conditions 2009-
Abstract:
"Based on income alone, nearly half of all adults in the United States can be considered "middle class," complete with the reassurance of a steady job, the ability to raise a family, and the comforts of owning a home. And yet, for many, because of structural forces reshaping the finances of the American middle class, the margin between a stable life and a fragile one is narrowing. The new edition of Middle-Class Meltdown in America: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies tells the story of the struggling American middle class by weaving together sociological and economical research, personalized portraits and examples, and a profusion of current data illustrating significant social, economic, and political trends. The authors extend their analysis to include the COVID-19 pandemic, a focus on the effect of race and ethnicity, as well as the ever-increasing costs of housing, health care, and education. In clear, accessible writing, the authors provide a sociological and balanced understanding of the causes and implications of increasing middle class precarity. Middle-Class Meltdown in America is particularly well-suited for courses in sociology, economics, political science, anthropology, and American Studies"--...
Note:
Revised edition of the authors' Middle class meltdown in America, 2014
DOI:
10.4324/9781003036814
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003036814
