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245 10 a| Middle class meltdown in Americah| [electronic resource] :b| causes, consequences, and remedies /c| Kevin T. Leicht and Scott T. Fitzgerald.;

250 a| Second Edition.;

260 a| New York, NY :b| Routledge Books,c| 2023.;

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500 a| Revised edition of the authors' Middle class meltdown in America, 2014.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Based on income alone, nearly half of all adults in the United States can be considered "middle class," complete with the reassurance of a steady job, the ability to raise a family, and the comforts of owning a home. And yet, for many, because of structural forces reshaping the finances of the American middle class, the margin between a stable life and a fragile one is narrowing. The new edition of Middle-Class Meltdown in America: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies tells the story of the struggling American middle class by weaving together sociological and economical research, personalized portraits and examples, and a profusion of current data illustrating significant social, economic, and political trends. The authors extend their analysis to include the COVID-19 pandemic, a focus on the effect of race and ethnicity, as well as the ever-increasing costs of housing, health care, and education. In clear, accessible writing, the authors provide a sociological and balanced understanding of the causes and implications of increasing middle class precarity. Middle-Class Meltdown in America is particularly well-suited for courses in sociology, economics, political science, anthropology, and American Studies"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Middle class meltdown in America causes, consequences, and remedies / Kevin T. Leicht and Scott T. Fitzgerald.

Author/creator	Leicht, Kevin T.
Other author	Fitzgerald, Scott T.
Format	Electronic
Edition	Second Edition.
Publication Info	New York, NY : Routledge Books, 2023.
Description	pages cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Middle class--United States. Financial crises--United States. Consumer credit--United States. United States--Economic conditions. --2009-.

Uniform title	Postindustrial peasants
Abstract	"Based on income alone, nearly half of all adults in the United States can be considered "middle class," complete with the reassurance of a steady job, the ability to raise a family, and the comforts of owning a home. And yet, for many, because of structural forces reshaping the finances of the American middle class, the margin between a stable life and a fragile one is narrowing. The new edition of Middle-Class Meltdown in America: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies tells the story of the struggling American middle class by weaving together sociological and economical research, personalized portraits and examples, and a profusion of current data illustrating significant social, economic, and political trends. The authors extend their analysis to include the COVID-19 pandemic, a focus on the effect of race and ethnicity, as well as the ever-increasing costs of housing, health care, and education. In clear, accessible writing, the authors provide a sociological and balanced understanding of the causes and implications of increasing middle class precarity. Middle-Class Meltdown in America is particularly well-suited for courses in sociology, economics, political science, anthropology, and American Studies"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Revised edition of the authors' Middle class meltdown in America, 2014.
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	2022008442
ISBN	9780367478407 (hardback)
ISBN	9780367459116 (paperback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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