Facing up to the American dream: race, class, and the soul of the nation

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What is the American dream? -- Rich and poor African Americans -- "What's all the fuss about?": Blacks' and Whites' beliefs about the American dream -- "Succeeding more" and "under the spell": affluent and poor Blacks' beleifs about the American drea...

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Autor principal: Hochschild, Jennifer L. 1950- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 1995
En:Año: 1995
Acceso en línea: Table of Contents (Publisher)
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Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 19 A 3887
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Palabras clave:
African Americans > Social conditions > 1975-
African Americans > Economic conditions
Social classes > United States
Social Sciences
United States > Race relations
USA > Schwarze > Ethnische Beziehungen > Soziale Klasse > Geschichte 1940-1992
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Sumario:What is the American dream? -- Rich and poor African Americans -- "What's all the fuss about?": Blacks' and Whites' beliefs about the American dream -- "Succeeding more" and "under the spell": affluent and poor Blacks' beleifs about the American dream -- Beliefs about one's own life -- Beliefs about others -- Competitive success and collective well-being -- Remaining under the spell -- With one part of themselves they actually believe -- Distorting the dream -- Breaking the spell -- The perversity of race and fluidity of values -- Comparing Blacks and White immigrants -- The future of the American dream
Notas:Literaturverz. S. [341] - 397
Descripción Física:XX, 412 S., Ill., graph. Darst., 25 cm
ISBN:0-691-02957-1
0-691-02920-2