Happiness for all? : unequal hopes and lives in pursuit of the American dream /

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The Declaration of Independence states that all people are endowed with certain unalienable rights, and that among these is the pursuit of happiness. But is happiness equally available to everyone in America today? How about elsewhere in the world? Carol Graham draws on cutting-edge research linking...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Graham, Carol, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Social mobility > United States.
Social classes > United States.
Equality > United States.
American Dream.
Mobilité sociale > États-Unis.
Classes sociales > États-Unis.
Rêve américain.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
Economic history.
Equality.
Social classes.
Social conditions.
Social mobility.
United States > Social conditions.
United States > Economic conditions.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction. Happiness for All: Living the Dream?
  • Chapter 2. What Happened to Horatio Alger? U.S. Trends in Inequality and Opportunity in Comparative Perspective
  • Chapter 3. Who Believes in the American Dream? Public Attitudes about Mobility in the United States and Beyond
  • Chapter 4. High Costs of Being Poor in the Land of the Dream: Stress, Insecurity, and Lack of Hope
  • Chapter 5. Well-Being, Aspirations, and Outcomes: What Do We Know?
  • Chapter 6. Can We Save the Dream?

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