America at Risk - The Crisis of Hope, Trust, and Caring (Hardcover)

In America at Risk: The Crisis of Hope, Trust, and Caring, Robert Perrucci and Carolyn C. Perrucci identify the broad economic and technological changes that have led to the loss of high wage jobs, declining opportunity, and increased income and wealth inequality. These changes have altered the way that Americans think about themselves, their future, and the lives of their children and neighbors. Focusing on the erosion of trust, hope, and caring between and among Americans and their social institutions, the authors confront the challenge by proposing policies that will build hope (through jobs and wages) in order to promote greater trust of institutions and more caring for the less fortunate. Examining data from the past thirty-year period, Perrucci and Perrucci apply a critical sociological lens to view the dominant economic, political, and cultural institutions that have shaped the main social problems facing Americans. They challenge Americans to act on behalf of their individual and collective interests by becoming informed and involved in developing new solutions to improve their lives.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	June 2009
Authors:	Robert Perrucci • Carolyn C. Perrucci
Dimensions:	239 x 162 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-6369-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7425-6369-3
Barcode:	9780742563698

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