Celebrity culture and the American dream : stardom and social mobility / Karen Sternheimer.
| Author/creator | Sternheimer, Karen |
| Other author | ProQuest (Firm) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 2011. |
| Description | xvi, 282 pages : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Click to View |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010032719 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |