The new better off reinventing the American dream Martin, Courtney E. creator author. text bibliography cau 2016 monographic eng print 286 pages ; 24 cm "Are we living the good life--and what defines 'good', anyway? Americans today are constructing a completely different framework for success than their parents' generation, using new metrics that TED speaker and columnist Courtney Martin has termed collectively the "New Better Off"-- How do you want to be?: thinking differently about vocation -- Working alone, together: flexibility and friendship in a freelance era -- Norma Rae for a new century: how labor, power, and care are being remade -- The wisdom of enough: making sound financial decisions in a culture that overvalues money -- Fighting to be whole: how men and falling in love with fathering -- Harnessing the wind: directing attention where it matters most in an age of distraction -- The end of "mine": how our relationship to ownership is changing -- Tearing down the white picket fence: reclaiming community -- Regrowing our roots: the power and complexity of investing in local community -- Ritual remixed: making meaning and marking moments amidst the chaos of modern life -- The thread of revelation: creating communities that help us ask the hard questions. Courtney E. Martin. Includes discussion guide (pages 285-286). Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-283). n-us--- United States Social conditions 21st century United States Economic conditions 21st century United States Civilization 21st century SOCIAL SCIENCE Popular Culture BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Motivational BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Careers General Civilization Economic history Social conditions United States 2000 - 2099 fast HN59.2 .M377 2016 306.0973 SOC022000 BUS046000 BUS012000 9781580055796 1580055796 2016006252 DLC 160318 20170926145602.0 in00003741771 eng