America at Risk: The Crisis of Hope, Trust, and Caring
Autor Robert Perrucci, Carolyn C. Perruccien Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 iun 2009
Examining data from the past thirty-year period, Perrucci and Perrucci apply a critical sociological lens to view the dominant economic, political, and cultural institutions that have shaped the main social problems facing Americans. They challenge Americans to act on behalf of their individual and collective interests by becoming informed and involved in developing new solutions to improve their lives.
Preț: 266.50 lei
Preț vechi: 352.35 lei
-24%
Puncte Express: 400
Carte tipărită la comandă
Livrare economică 29 august-12 septembrie
Livrare prin curier în România Termenul estimat este afișat lângă disponibilitate.
Transport gratuit de la 400.00 lei Plată online sau ramburs, în funcție de opțiunile comenzii.
Retur gratuit în 14 zile Comandă securizată și suport în română.
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780742563704
ISBN-10: 0742563707
Pagini: 161
Dimensiuni: 148 x 226 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0742563707
Pagini: 161
Dimensiuni: 148 x 226 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Rowman & Littlefield
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Diagnosis: How the New Economy has Eroded Hope, Trust, and Caring
Chapter 2. Job Loss and Declining Wages
Chapter 3. The American Dream is Fading
Chapter 4. Confidence in Institutions
Chapter 5. Identity, Grievance, and Trust
Chapter 6. Work, Family, and Caring
Chapter 7. Forgotten Americans: The Poor, Homeless, Aged, and Incarcerated
Chapter 8. Remedies
Notes
Chapter 1. Diagnosis: How the New Economy has Eroded Hope, Trust, and Caring
Chapter 2. Job Loss and Declining Wages
Chapter 3. The American Dream is Fading
Chapter 4. Confidence in Institutions
Chapter 5. Identity, Grievance, and Trust
Chapter 6. Work, Family, and Caring
Chapter 7. Forgotten Americans: The Poor, Homeless, Aged, and Incarcerated
Chapter 8. Remedies
Notes
Recenzii
America at Risk is the culmination of two lifetimes of rigorous research and nuanced thought about the multiplex crises facing the United States today. As Perrucci and Perrucci fit together the jigsaw pieces of the socio-economic devastation we are now facing, a portrait emerges of the policies that set in motion the fast-acting processes that have robbed our society of its economic vitality. In developing this portrait they direct our attention to perhaps the most dire consequence of this decay-the severe erosion of hope, trust, and caring at the ground level, among our ordinary citizens."
Hope, trust, and caring-three indispensable ingredients for a secure and democratic society. Perrucci and Perrucci argue that these ingredients have been eroded by institutional restructuring and an ever-growing cultural crisis over the last thirty years. Analyzing employment, educational, community, and familial experiences as they vary by class, race, age, and gender, America at Risk proposes an agenda to place hope, trust, and caring at the center of social life. It is highly readable and accessible.
This book sharply examines employment, educational, community, and familial experiences as they vary across race, age, class, gender and geographic location. Illustrative, eye-opening facts and figures abound . . .Books like America at Risk , while certainly not pretending to have all the answers to society's ills, can aid in starting a dialogue, if not actually getting things moving forward.
The many volumes that Robert Perrucci and Carolyn Perrucci have written over the past decades on plant closings, class inequality, work, women, and the family have culminated in this impressive book emphasizing the social consequences of the deindustrializating economy of the United States....America at Risk is clear and concise, providing essential information without overloading.
Impressive book. . . . The Perruccis use their critical sociological perspective to extend an analysis of not just the economic crisis itself, but how that crisis has led to a cultural and institutional crossroads.. . . . America at Risk argues for the recognition of the most compelling racial grievances and a program focused on the "class politics.". . . . America at Risk will find an audience within the academy as a framework for sociologists and public policy experts researching which features of the current economic crisis will significantly shape popular perceptions around hope, trust, and caring....America at Risk is clear and concise, providing essential information without overloading.
Essential reading for the new Obama Administration and for all Americans in the current crisis. This book connects the breakdown in trust with the corporate global policies that have stripped Americans of their jobs and dreams. The Perruccis exemplify the sociological imagination we need for the 21st century.
Hope, trust, and caring-three indispensable ingredients for a secure and democratic society. Perrucci and Perrucci argue that these ingredients have been eroded by institutional restructuring and an ever-growing cultural crisis over the last thirty years. Analyzing employment, educational, community, and familial experiences as they vary by class, race, age, and gender, America at Risk proposes an agenda to place hope, trust, and caring at the center of social life. It is highly readable and accessible.
This book sharply examines employment, educational, community, and familial experiences as they vary across race, age, class, gender and geographic location. Illustrative, eye-opening facts and figures abound . . .Books like America at Risk , while certainly not pretending to have all the answers to society's ills, can aid in starting a dialogue, if not actually getting things moving forward.
The many volumes that Robert Perrucci and Carolyn Perrucci have written over the past decades on plant closings, class inequality, work, women, and the family have culminated in this impressive book emphasizing the social consequences of the deindustrializating economy of the United States....America at Risk is clear and concise, providing essential information without overloading.
Impressive book. . . . The Perruccis use their critical sociological perspective to extend an analysis of not just the economic crisis itself, but how that crisis has led to a cultural and institutional crossroads.. . . . America at Risk argues for the recognition of the most compelling racial grievances and a program focused on the "class politics.". . . . America at Risk will find an audience within the academy as a framework for sociologists and public policy experts researching which features of the current economic crisis will significantly shape popular perceptions around hope, trust, and caring....America at Risk is clear and concise, providing essential information without overloading.
Essential reading for the new Obama Administration and for all Americans in the current crisis. This book connects the breakdown in trust with the corporate global policies that have stripped Americans of their jobs and dreams. The Perruccis exemplify the sociological imagination we need for the 21st century.