When did we all become middle class? / Martin Nunlee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nunlee, Martin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle class--United States.

Middle class.

United States.

Social classes--United States.

Social classes.

Physical Description:

xvi, 200 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

In When Did We All Become Middle Class? Martin Nunlee discusses how a lack of class identity gives people a false sense of their relationship to power, which has made the US population accept the myth that they live in a meritocracy. This book examine? social class within the framework of psychological tendencies, everyday interactions, institutions, and pervasive cultural ideas to show how Americans have shifted from general concerns of social and economic equality to fragmented interest groups. Written in a conversational style, this book is a useful tool for undergraduate courses covering social class and issues such as inequality, stratification, poverty, and social problems. Book jacket.

Contents:

Class confusion

What social class isn't

Defining classes

The basis of class

Social class and political power

Social class and race

Gender and social class

Media marketing and social class

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138655249

1138655244

9781138655256

1138655252

OCLC:

957679664