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Falling from grace downward mobility in the age of affluence /
Over the last three decades, millions of people have slipped through a loophole in the American dream and become downwardly mobile as a result of downsizing, plant closings, mergers, and divorce: the middle-aged computer executive laid off during an industry crisis, blue-collar workers phased out of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
1999.
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| Edición: | 1st California pbk. print. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Over the last three decades, millions of people have slipped through a loophole in the American dream and become downwardly mobile as a result of downsizing, plant closings, mergers, and divorce: the middle-aged computer executive laid off during an industry crisis, blue-collar workers phased out of the post-industrial economy, middle managers whose positions have been phased out, and once-affluent housewives stranded with children and a huge mortgage as the r. |
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| Notas: | Originally published: New York : Free Press, c1988. With new pref. and rev. ch. 2. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 328 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520341265 0520341260 |