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Falling from Grace
Katherine S. Newman
其他書名
Downward Mobility in the Age of Affluence
出版Univ of California Press, 2023-04-28
主題Social Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN05203412609780520341265
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=oam6EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Over the last three decades, millions of people have slipped through a loophole in the American dream and become downwardly mobile as a result of downsizing, plant closings, mergers, and divorce: the middle-aged computer executive laid off during an industry crisis, blue-collar workers phased out of the post-industrial economy, middle managers whose positions have been phased out, and once-affluent housewives stranded with children and a huge mortgage as the result of divorce. Anthropologist Katherine S. Newman interviewed a wide range of men, women, and children who experienced a precipitous fall from middle-class status, and her book documents their stories. For the 1999 edition, Newman has provided a new preface and updated the extensive data on job loss and downward mobility in the American middle class, documenting its persistence, even in times of prosperity.


Over the last three decades, millions of people have slipped through a loophole in the American dream and become downwardly mobile as a result of downsizing, plant closings, mergers, and divorce: the middle-aged computer executive laid off during an indus