The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty [2 volumes]
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Rycroft, Robert. The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty [2 volumes]. Greenwood, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610697583.
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Rycroft, Robert. The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty [2 volumes]. Greenwood, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610697583
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Rycroft, R. (2017). The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty [2 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610697583
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What is the "American Dream"? This book's author argues that contrary to what many believe, it is not achieving the wealth necessary to enter the top one percent but rather becoming members of the great middle class by dint of hard work and self-discipline.
• Includes content related to all the themes of the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies and the Common Core requirements for primary documents and critical thinking exercises• Focuses on the intersections of middle class society to current issues of interest and policy debates, including diversity, gender, taxation, race, minimum wage, unions, student loan interest rates, school closings, and labor issues
• Documents the perspectives of the major economists of each era on the middle class
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Table of Contents
The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty [2 volumes]
Author(s): Rycroft, Robert;Contributors: Rycroft, Robert; Rycroft, Robert;Abstract:What is the "American Dream"? This book's author argues that contrary to what many believe, it is not achieving the wealth necessary to enter the top one percent but rather becoming members of the great middle class by dint of hard work and self-discipline.
• Includes content related to all the themes of the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies and the Common Core requirements for primary documents and critical thinking exercises• Focuses on the intersections of middle class society to current issues of interest and policy debates, including diversity, gender, taxation, race, minimum wage, unions, student loan interest rates, school closings, and labor issues
• Documents the perspectives of the major economists of each era on the middle class
Editor(s): Rycroft, Robert;SortTitle: american middle class: an economic encyclopedia of progress and poverty [2 volumes]Author Info:Robert S. RycrofteditorRobert S. RycroftauthoreISBN-13: 9781610697583Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781610697583.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781610697576Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 1112Publication Date: 20170531Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- Part 4: Health and the American Middle Class 663688
- Overview Essay 665690
- Entries 673698
- Aging 673698
- Autism 676701
- Body Image Issues 681706
- Cancer 684709
- Death and Dying 687712
- Diabetes, Cost of 691716
- Diet 696721
- Down Syndrome 700725
- Eating Disorders 703728
- Fitness Industry 705730
- Food and Nutrition 708733
- Genetic Testing, Ethics of 712737
- Health and Economic Inequality 714739
- Health Insurance 718743
- HIV/AIDS 724749
- Long-Term Care 728753
- Mental Illness 732757
- Obesity, Economics of 736761
- Smoking 739764
- Social Determinants of Health 748773
- Substance Abuse 752777
- Suicide 755780
- Part 5: Crime and the American Middle Class 759784
- Overview Essay 761786
- Entries 765790
- Alternatives to Incarceration 765790
- Bullying 768793
- Clemency 773798
- Counterterrorism Policy 775800
- Death Penalty 779804
- Drug Trafficking and Its Impact on Crime in the United States 781806
- Drug Use and Crime in the United States 783808
- Environmental Crime: The Case of the Navajo 789814
- Gangs 798823
- Hate Crimes 800825
- Identity Theft 803828
- Juvenile Delinquency 807832
- Mass Incarceration, Politics of 809834
- Organized Crime 813838
- Police Misconduct 816841
- Prison and Public Policy 820845
- Race, Gender, and Class Disparities in the Criminal Justice System 823848
- Racism and the U.S. Prison System 827852
- Recidivism 829854
- Sexual Assault 832857
- Terrorism 835860
- U.S. Prison System 838863
- Violent Crime 840865
- Part 6: Norms and the American Middle Class 845870
- Overview Essay 847872
- Entries 855880
- American Family Ideals 855880
- Divorce 857882
- Entrepreneurialism 860885
- Entrepreneurship in K–12 Education 864889
- Environmentalism 866891
- Family Violence 869894
- Homophobia 873898
- Marriage and Family 877902
- Materialism 879904
- Privacy and Big Data 882907
- Racism 890915
- Religion 892917
- Renewable Energy 896921
- Respect for Authority 900925
- School Prayer 902927
- Sexism 905930
- Sustainability 908933
- Part 7: Culture, Media, and the American Middle Class 913938
- Overview Essays 915940
- Entries 923948
- Allen, Woody (1935–) 923948
- Beatles, The 925950
- Beyoncé 927952
- Comic Books 933958
- Country Music 936961
- Fashion 938963
- Ginsberg, Allen (1926–1997) 942967
- Hip-Hop 945970
- Information Economy 948973
- Internet, The 950975
- Mad Men 955980
- Media Representation 956981
- Movies 961986
- Newspapers 963988
- Organization Man 965990
- Popular Music in American History 967992
- Presley, Elvis (1935–1977) 970995
- Rolling Stones, The 973998
- Social Media 9751,000
- Sports Participation and the Reproduction of Ideology: Lessons from Mixed Martial Arts 9781,003
- Springsteen, Bruce (1949–) 9821,007
- Tattoos 9841,009
- Television 9891,014
- Contributors 9931,018
- Index 10171,042
- About the Editor 10551,080
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