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Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality
Engelsk Hardback
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Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality
Engelsk Hardback

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Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequalityexplores and critiques the widespread perception in the United States that one’s success or failure in life is largely the result of personal choices and individual characteristics. As the authors show, the distinctively individualist ideology of American politics and culture shapes attitudes toward poverty and economic inequality in profound ways, fostering social policies that de-emphasize structural remedies. Drawing on a variety of unique methodologies, the book synthesizes data from large-scale surveys of the American population, and it features both conversations with academic experts and interviews with American citizens intimately familiar with the consequences of economic disadvantage. This mixture of approaches gives readers a fuller understanding of “skeptical altruism,” a concept the authors use to describe the American public’s hesitancy to adopt a more robust and structurally-oriented approach to solving the persistent problem of economic disadvantage.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
302
ISBN-13:
9781611462340
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1611462347
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Udg. Dato:
20 feb 2020
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
235mm
Højde:
159mm
Forlag:
Lehigh University Press
Oplagsdato:
20 feb 2020
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