The price of paradise : the costs of inequality and a vision for a more equitable America / David Dante Troutt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troutt, David Dante, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Social stratification.

United States.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

Social stratification--United States.

Social mobility--United States.

Social mobility.

Income distribution--United States.

Income distribution.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; London, England : New York University Press, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Mutuality: The Thief, the Preacher, and the Late-Night Lawyer 15

2 All This I Made Myself: Assuming That Middle-Class Lives Are Self-Sufficient 41

3 Keep Your Distance: Assuming That Middle-Class Status Requires Distance from the Poor 62

4 The Promise Half Empty: Assuming That Segregation Is a Thing of the Past 91

5 We Renamed the Problem and It Disappeared: Assuming That Racism No Longer Limits Minority Chances 123

6 Islands without Paradise: Assuming That Poverty Results from Weak Values and Poor Decisions 149

7 Raceless Wonders: Assuming That Racial Labels No Longer Matter 176

8 The Costs of Inequality and a Vision for a More Equitable America 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Other Format:

Print version: Troutt, David Dante. Price of paradise : the costs of inequality and a vision for a more equitable America.

ISBN:

9780814724897

OCLC:

865508043

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.