Celebrity culture and the American dream : stardom and social mobility / Karen Sternheimer.

Author/creator Sternheimer, Karen
Other author ProQuest (Firm)
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, 2011.
Descriptionxvi, 282 pages : illustrations
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Subjects

Contents The American dream : celebrity, class, and social mobility -- Beyond subsistence : the rise of the middle class in the twentieth century -- Prosperity and wealth arrive : boom times and women's suffrage in the 1920s -- Pull yourself up by your bootstraps : personal failure and the Great Depression -- We're all in this together : collectivism and World War II -- Suburban utopia : the postwar middle class fantasy -- Is that all there is? : challenging the suburban fantasy in the sixties and seventies -- Massive wealth as moral reward : the reagan revolution and individualism -- Success just for being you : opportunity in the internet age.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010032719

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