The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty

Author Robert S. Rycroft

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Author

Robert S. Rycroft

Publisher

Greenwood Publishing Group

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Copyright

2017

ISBN13

9781610697583

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Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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What is the "American Dream"? This book\'s author argues that contrary to what many believe, it is not achieving the wealth necessary to enter the top one percent but rather becoming members of the great middle class by dint of hard work and self-discipline.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Alphabetical List of Entries.
Introduction: The American Dream and the Middle Class.
Prologue: A Portrait of the Middle Class.
Essays.
What Is Middle Class in America? Examining Income and Occupation.
How Americans View Themselves: The Dilemma of Class Identity.
The Origins of the Middle Class.
The Future of the American Middle Class.
The Critical Role of Race in Defining the Middle Class.
Portraits.
The American Indian Middle Class.
The Asian American Middle Class.
The Black Middle Class.
The Rise of a New Black Middle Class.
The Hispanic Middle Class.
The LGBT Middle Class.
The White Middle Class.
Economic Uncertainty and the American Middle Class.
1: Overview Essay.
2: What Happened to the American Dream?.
3: Entries.
4: Affordable Care Act and the Labor Market.
5: American Capitalism in the 21St Century.
6: Antitrust Policy.
7: Automobiles and the American Way of Life.
8: Banks and the U.S. Economy.
9: Behavioral Economics.
10: Buchanan, James M. (1919–2013).
11: Business Cycles in the United States.
12: Child Care in the United States.
13: Climate Change, Economics of.
14: Consumer Price Index.
15: Consumer Protection Movement.
16: Consumerism.
17: Crony Capitalism.
18: Deindustrialization.
19: Earned Income Tax Credit.
20: Economic Growth, Conflicting Visions of.
21: Economic Growth, Sustainability of.
22: Economic Growth Theory and Actual Growth.
23: Efficient Market Hypothesis.
24: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.
25: Estate and Gift Taxes.
26: Executive Compensation.
27: Fast Food.
28: Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy.
29: Financial Derivatives.
30: Financialization.
31: Fiscal Policy.
32: Forbes 400.
33: Friedman, Milton (1912–2006).
34: Gender Wage Gap.
35: General Assistance Programs.
36: George, Henry, and the 99 Percent.
37: Globalization.
38: Government Growth.
39: Great Gatsby Curve.
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