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Rugged individualism and the misunderstanding of American inequality Lawrence M. Eppard, Mark Robert Rank, and Heather E. Bullock with Noam Chomsky, Henry A. Giroux, David Brady, and Dan Schubert.

By: Eppard, Lawrence MContributor(s): Rank, Mark R | Bullock, Heather E | Chomsky, Noam | Giroux, Henry A | Brady, David, 1972- | Schubert, DanMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Bethlehem Lanham, Maryland Lehigh University Press ; The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]Description: 1 online resource (v, 295 pages)ISBN: 9781611462357; 1611462355Subject(s): United States -- Social conditions | United States -- Economic conditions | United States | Equality -- United States | Individualism -- United States | Economic history | Equality | Individualism | Social conditionsGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rugged individualism and the misunderstanding of American inequalityDDC classification: 305 LOC classification: HM821 | .E65 2020Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The problem with American individualism -- Part I. social science perspectives -- The American inequality palette -- Social psychological functions of inequality beliefs -- In conversation -- Part II. individualism on the ground -- Cleaning the ivory tower -- Paved with good intentions -- Part III. the big picture -- Inequality beliefs and social justice.
Summary: "In Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality, the authors argue that a culture of individualism in the U.S. limits the pressure politicians face to develop robust social policies. This individualism combines with racism and features of the political system to help perpetuate high levels of poverty and inequality"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The problem with American individualism -- Part I. social science perspectives -- The American inequality palette -- Social psychological functions of inequality beliefs -- In conversation -- Part II. individualism on the ground -- Cleaning the ivory tower -- Paved with good intentions -- Part III. the big picture -- Inequality beliefs and social justice.

"In Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality, the authors argue that a culture of individualism in the U.S. limits the pressure politicians face to develop robust social policies. This individualism combines with racism and features of the political system to help perpetuate high levels of poverty and inequality"-- Provided by publisher.

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