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Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes

Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes

Rank, Mark Robert
Hirschl, Thomas A.
Foster, Kirk A.

Paperback

General Political SciencePoverty & Social Work

Publisher Price: $26.99

ISBN10: 0190467029
ISBN13: 9780190467029
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 1 2016
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
The United States has been epitomized as a land of opportunity, where hard work and skill can bring personal success and economic well-being. The American Dream has captured the imagination of people from all walks of life, and to many, it represents the heart and soul of the country. But there is another, darker side to the bargain that America strikes with its people -- it is the price we pay for our individual pursuit of the American Dream. That price can be found in the economic hardship present in the lives of millions of Americans.

In Chasing the American Dream, leading social scientists Mark Robert Rank, Thomas A. Hirschl, and Kirk A. Foster provide a new and innovative look into a curious dynamic -- the tension between the promise of economic opportunities and rewards and the amount of turmoil that Americans encounter in their quest for those rewards. The authors explore questions such as:

-What percentage of Americans achieve affluence, and how much income mobility do we actually have?

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