Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality
Seiten
2020
Lehigh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61146-234-0 (ISBN)
Lehigh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61146-234-0 (ISBN)
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.
In Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality, the authors argue that the stronger individualism and weaker structuralism found in the U.S. compared to much of Europe ensures that American politicians do not face the same degree of pressure that European politicians do to develop and/or maintain robust and structurally-oriented social policies. Combined with racism and features of the American political system, this works to limit the generosity and effectiveness of anti-poverty and inequality-reduction efforts in the U.S. This helps explain why the U.S. compares so poorly to other wealthy countries on measures of overall poverty, childhood poverty, economic inequality, and social mobility.
In Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality, the authors argue that the stronger individualism and weaker structuralism found in the U.S. compared to much of Europe ensures that American politicians do not face the same degree of pressure that European politicians do to develop and/or maintain robust and structurally-oriented social policies. Combined with racism and features of the American political system, this works to limit the generosity and effectiveness of anti-poverty and inequality-reduction efforts in the U.S. This helps explain why the U.S. compares so poorly to other wealthy countries on measures of overall poverty, childhood poverty, economic inequality, and social mobility.
Lawrence M. Eppard is assistant professor of sociology at Shippensburg University. Mark Robert Rank is the Herbert S. Hadley Endowed Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis. Heather E. Bullock is professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Chapter 1The Problem with American Individualism
PART I: Social Science Perspectives
Chapter 2The American Inequality Palette
Chapter 3Social Psychological Functions of Inequality Beliefs
Chapter 4In Conversation
PART II: Individualism on the Ground
Chapter 5Cleaning the Ivory Tower
Chapter 6Paved with Good Intentions
PART III: The Big Picture
Chapter 7Inequality Beliefs and Social Justice
Afterword
References
Index
About the Authors
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Co-Autor | Noam Chomsky, Henry A. Giroux |
| Verlagsort | Cranbury |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 562 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61146-234-7 / 1611462347 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61146-234-0 / 9781611462340 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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