The American Dream and the Power of Wealth - Choosing Schools and Inheriting Inequality in the Land of Opportunity (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	2015
Authors:	Heather Johnson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	252
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-83266-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > Social mobility
LSN:	0-415-83266-7
Barcode:	9780415832663

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