American Nightmares : Social Problems in an Anxious World.

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In an accessible and droll style, well-known sociologist Joel Best shines a light on how we navigate these anxious, insecure social times. While most of us still strive for the American Dream-to graduate from college, own a home, work toward early retirement-recent generations have been told that th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Best, Joel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2017.
Temas:
Anxiety > Social aspects > United States.
Anxiety > Social aspects
Social conditions
United States > Social conditions.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- American Nightmares -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- PART ONE. CONTEMPORARY CONCERNS -- 1. Popular Hazards; or, How We Insist Similar Social Problems Are Different -- 2. American Nightmares; or, Why Sociologists Hate the American Dream -- PART TWO. CONSTRUCTING FUTURE PROBLEMS -- 3. Evaluating Predictions; or, How to Compare the Maya Calendar, Social Security, and Climate Change -- 4. Future Talk; or, How Slippery Slopes Shape Concern 
505 8 |a PART THREE. LOOKING BACKWARD AND BEYOND SOCIOLOGY5. Memories as Problems; or, How to Reconsider Confederate Flags and Other Symbols of the Past -- 6. Economicization; or, Why Economists Get More Respect Than Sociologists -- Afterword: The Future of American Nightmares -- References 
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