Rich, free, and miserable the failure of success in America / John Brueggemann.

Author/creator Brueggemann, John, 1965-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
Description1 online resource (x, 233 p.)
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Contents Introduction -- Missing the forest and most of the trees: what's useful and what's not in current conversations -- Some explanations -- Social change and continuity in U.S. history -- Triumph of the market -- Economic life: winning the rat race -- Civil life: cool iPods, rolling stops, and fighting dads -- Family life: frenzy and atomization -- Resetting the moral compass.
Abstract Explores why so many people are struggling, both emotionally and financially, in the United States, which is supposed to be one of the richest countries in the world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Rich, free, and miserable Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010. 9781442200937 (cloth : alk. paper)
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LCCN 2021679499
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