| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010011252 |
| ISBN | 9781442200937 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1442200936 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781442200951 (electronic) |
| ISBN | 1442200952 (electronic) |
