The American Dream and the Power of Wealth
Choosing Schools and Inheriting Inequality in the Land of Opportunity
By Heather Beth Johnson | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
Despite the overwhelming evidence against them, many people still believe they can overcome the economic and racial constraints placed upon them at birth. In the first edition, Heather Beth Johnson explored this belief in the American Dream with over 200 in-depth interviews with black and white families, highlighting the ever-increasing racial wealth gap and the actual inequality in opportunities. This second edition has been updated to make it fully relevant to today’s reader, with new data and illustrative examples, including twenty new interviews. Johnson asks not just what parents are thinking about inequality and the American Dream, but to what extent children believe in the American Dream and how they explain, justify, and understand the stratification of American society. This book is an ideal addition to courses on race and inequality.
Editions of The American Dream and the Power of Wealth
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- ISBN 9781317744078
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- ISBN 9781317744085
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Despite the overwhelming evidence against them, many people still believe they can overcome the economic and racial constraints placed upon them at birth. In the first edition, Heather Beth Johnson explored this belief in the American Dream with over 200 in-depth interviews with black and white families, highlighting the ever-increasing racial wealth gap and the actual inequality in opportunities. This second edition has been updated to make it fully relevant to today’s reader, with new data and illustrative examples, including twenty new interviews. Johnson asks not just what parents are thinking about inequality and the American Dream, but to what extent children believe in the American Dream and how they explain, justify, and understand the stratification of American society. This book is an ideal addition to courses on race and inequality.
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Despite the overwhelming evidence against them, many people still believe they can overcome the economic and racial constraints placed upon them at birth. In the first edition, Heather Beth Johnson explored this belief in the American Dream with over 200 in-depth interviews with black and white families, highlighting the ever-increasing racial wealth gap and the actual inequality in opportunities. This second edition has been updated to make it fully relevant to today’s reader, with new data and illustrative examples, including twenty new interviews. Johnson asks not just what parents are thinking about inequality and the American Dream, but to what extent children believe in the American Dream and how they explain, justify, and understand the stratification of American society. This book is an ideal addition to courses on race and inequality.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The American Dream and the Power of Wealth?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317744078
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The American Dream and the Power of Wealth?
Heather Beth Johnson
Who is the Publisher of the book The American Dream and the Power of Wealth?
Taylor and Francis
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The American Dream and the Power of Wealth is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317744078) and pdf(ISBN 9781317744085)