In America at Risk, Robert Perrucci and Carolyn C. Perrucci identify the broad economic and technological changes that have led to the loss of high wage jobs, declining opportunity, and increased income and wealth inequality. Taking data from a thirty-year period, Perrucci and Perrucci apply a critical sociological lens to view the dominant economic, political, and cultural institutions that cause the main social problems affecting Americans.
In America at Risk, Robert Perrucci and Carolyn C. Perrucci identify the broad economic and technological changes that have led to the loss of high wage jobs, declining opportunity, and increased income and wealth inequality. Taking data from a thirty-year period, Perrucci and Perrucci apply a critical sociological lens to view the dominant economic, political, and cultural institutions that cause the main social problems affecting Americans.
Robert Perrucci is professor of sociology at Purdue University. He has served as president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, associate editor of the American Sociological Review, and editor of the American Sociologist, Social Problems, and Contemporary Sociology. In 2005 he received the Lee Founders Career Achievement Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Carolyn C. Perrucci is professor of sociology at Purdue University. She has co-authored or co-edited three books: Marriage and the Family: A Critical Analysis and Proposals for Change, Women in Scientific and Engineering Professions, and Plant Closings: International Context and Social Costs. She has contributed to numerous journals, including: American Sociological Review, International Journal of the Humanities, Journal of Marriage and the Family, Social Problems, Sociology and Social Research, Sociology of Education, and The Sociological Quarterly.
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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
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
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