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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graham, Carol, 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social mobility.
Social conditions.
Social classes.
Equality.
Economic history.
American Dream.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Rêve americain.
Classes sociales > États-Unis.
Mobilite sociale > États-Unis.
Equality > United States.
Social classes > United States.
Social mobility > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions economiques.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
United States > Economic conditions.
United States > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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