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Author Cooper, Marianne, 1973- author.

Title Cut adrift : families in insecure times / Marianne Cooper
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014]
©2014

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Contents Introduction: One nation under worry -- From shared prosperity to the age of insecurity: how we got here -- Forging security in an insecure age: the study -- Downscaling for survival: Laura Delgado -- The upscaling of security at the top: Brooke and Paul Mah -- Holding on at the middle: Gina and Sam Calafato -- When religion fills the gap: Laeta and Kapo Faleau -- Debt and hope: Eddie and Chelsea Jenner -- Conclusion: the social cost
Summary "Cut Adrift makes an important and original contribution to the national conversation about inequality and risk in American society. Set against the backdrop of rising economic insecurity and rolled up safety nets, Marianne Cooper explores what keeps Americans up at night. Through poignant case studies, she reveals what families are concerned about, how they manage their anxiety, whose job it is to worry, and how social class shapes all of these dynamics, including what is even worth worrying about in the first place. This powerful study is packed with intriguing discoveries ranging from the surprising anxieties of the rich, to the critical role of women in keeping struggling families afloat. Through tales of stalwart stoicism, heart-wrenching worry, marital angst, and religious conviction, Cut Adrift deepens our understanding about how families are coping in a go-it-alone age - and how the different strategies affluent, middle-class, and poor families rely upon not only reflect inequality, but also fuel it"-- Provided by publisher
Analysis age of insecurity
american culture
american society
american studies
anthropology
anxiety
case studies
class anxiety
class insecurity
cultural studies
debt
economic insecurity
family
financial security
got it alone age
inequality
marriage and family
marriage
middle class families
national conversation
poor families
poverty
religion
rich
risk
safety nets
security
social class
social cost
sociology
standard of living
struggling families
wealth
wealthy families
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-288) and index
Notes Text in English
Print version record
Subject Equality -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Equality
Race relations
Social conditions
Familie
Gesellschaft
Krise
Soziale Sicherheit
SUBJECT United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
United States -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494
Subject United States
USA
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0520958454
9780520958456