Lisa A. Keister

Getting Rich

America's New Rich and How They Got That Way

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores wealth in America, examining the sources of wealth and the impediments to wealth mobility.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 525g
• ISBN-13: 9780521536677
• ISBN-10: 0521536677
• Artikelnr.: 21673769

Autorenporträt

Lisa A. Keister is associate professor of sociology at the Ohio State University and is the recipient of the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Development Career Award. She is the author of Wealth in America (Cambridge, 2000).

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: 1. I'd rather be rich
2. Trends in wealth mobility
3. The new rich
4. Getting rich
Part II: 5. Family background: parents, structure, and siblings
6. Family background: culture and religion
7. Individuals: foundations and occupations
8. Individuals: adult family
9. Conclusion.