Class mobility / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD, with Elisabeth Herschbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

JD, Duchess Harris.

Herschbach, Elisabeth, author.

Series:

Harris, Duchess. Class in America.

Class in America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social mobility--United States--Juvenile literature.

Social mobility.

Occupational mobility--Juvenile literature.

Occupational mobility.

Social classes--United States--History--Juvenile literature.

Social classes.

United States--Social policy--Juvenile literature.

United States.

United States--Race relations--Juvenile literature.

Genre:

History.

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages) : color illustrations, chart, portraits.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

The American Middle Class takes a close look at the segment of the population that lies between the poor and the rich, examining how this group has played an important role in US society and how it has changed in recent decades. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Contents:

chapter 1. A divided nation

chapter 2. Class constraints and class mobility

chapter 3. Inequality and upward mobility

chapter 4. The geography of mobility

chapter 5. Race matters

chapter 6. Education : the great equalizer?

chapter 7. Closing the gap

chapter 8. Recent trends, future challenges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781532152979

1532152973

OCLC:

1143805117