According to their national myth, all Americans are "middle class," but rarely has such a widely-used term been so poorly defined. Do we identify the middle class by a house in the suburbs, a white collar job, or a political outlook that is right-of-centre? Or is the middle class in fact more complex? These fascinating essays provide much-needed context to the subject of class in America.

According to their national myth, all Americans are "middle class," but rarely has such a widely-used term been so poorly defined. Do we identify the middle class by a house in the suburbs, a white collar job, or a political outlook that is right-of-centre? Or is the middle class in fact more complex? These fascinating essays provide much-needed context to the subject of class in America.