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Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality
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2020
Summary
Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequalityexplores and critiques the widespread perception in the United States that one’s success or failure in life is largely the result of personal choices and individual characteristics. As the authors show, the distinctively individualist ideology of American politics and culture shapes attitudes toward poverty and economic inequality in profound ways, fostering social policies that de-emphasize structural remedies. Drawing on a variety of unique methodologies, the book synthesizes data from large-scale surveys of the American population, and it features both conversations with academic experts and interviews with American citizens intimately familiar with the consequences of economic disadvantage. This mixture of approaches gives readers a fuller understanding of “skeptical altruism,” a concept the authors use to describe the American public’s hesitancy to adopt a more robust and structurally-oriented approach to solving the persistent problem of economic disadvantage.
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Edition
1/2020
Copyright Year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-61146-234-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-61146-235-7
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
296
Product Type
Monograph
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Chapter One. The Problem withAmerican Individualism No access Pages 1 - 50
Chapter Two. The American Inequality Palette No access
Chapter Three. Social Psychological Functions of Inequality Beliefs No access
Chapter Four. In Conversation No access
Chapter Five. Cleaning the Ivory Tower No access
Chapter Six. Paved with Good Intentions No access
Chapter Seven. Inequality Beliefs and Social Justice No access
