Spoiled rotten : affluence, anxiety, and social decay in America / Brian Goff, Arthur A. Fleisher II...
Spoiled rotten : affluence, anxiety, and social decay in America / Brian Goff, Arthur A. Fleisher II...
Spoiled rotten : affluence, anxiety, and social decay in America / Brian Goff, Arthur A. Fleisher III.
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Publisher
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N339.20973/7
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Affluent Thinking -- 2. The Message of Economic Despair -- 3. The Myth of Stagnation -- 4. Stagnation's Last Defense -- 5. Affluence, Employment, and Education -- 6. Affluence and Family Problems -- 7. Affluence and Politics -- 8. Combating Wealth's Negative Effects.
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Publisher
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
Colorado
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
The problems the authors attribute to the growth in wealth include employment issues such as job selection and security, family issues such as illegitimacy and divorce, rising crime trends, educational issues such as sluggish SAT scores, and others. Further, the authors discuss how wealth has allowed Americans to create problems out of thin air, in...
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Spoiled rotten : affluence, anxiety, and social decay in America / Brian Goff, Arthur A. Fleisher III.
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Includes bibliographical references (215-243) and index.
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N339.20973/7
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74VvElAKvBwd
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ISBN
081339757X(cased) :
081333618X (alk. paper)
081333618X(pbk.) :
DDC
339.20973
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991011811619702626
