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The American dream and the power of wealth : choosing schools and inheriting inequality in the land of opportunity /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Heather Beth, 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, [2006]
Subjects:
Wealth > United States.
Educational equalization > United States.
Equality > United States.
United States > Economic conditions > 2001-2009.
United States > Social conditions > 1980-
Online Access:Table of contents only
Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • The wealth gap and the American dream
  • Meritocracy and "good" schools
  • Buying in and opting out
  • Making do and feeling stuck
  • Wealth privilege
  • Inequality and ideology
  • An unresolved conflict.