American nightmares : social problems in an anxious world / Joel Best.
American nightmares : social problems in an anxious world / Joel Best.
American nightmares : social problems in an anxious world / Joel Best.
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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G 2018/0186
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English
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xxiv, 227 pages ; 22 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Popular hazards or, how we insist similar social problems are different -- American nightmares or, why sociologists hate the American dream / written with David Schweingruber -- Evaluating predictions or, how to compare the Maya calendar, Social Security, and climate change -- Future talk or, how sl...
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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California
Date Published
[2018]
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"In an accessible and droll style, best-selling author Joel Best shines a light on how we navigate these anxious, insecure social times. While most of us still strive for the American Dream--to graduate from college, own a home, work toward early retirement--recent generations have been told that the next generation will not be able to achieve thes...
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American nightmares : social problems in an anxious world / Joel Best.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/0186
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74VKVGAm4jbg
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0520296354 paperback ; alkaline paper
9780520296343 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0520296346 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780520296350 paperback ; alkaline paper
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306.0973
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991024154596702626
