American society : how it really works /
In American Society: How It Really Works, esteemed scholars Erik Olin Wright and Joel Rogers pull back the curtain on the complex inner workings of contemporary American society, revealing the ways in which it does, and doesn't, support its core values. They also explore possible solutions to...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2024].
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Summary: | In American Society: How It Really Works, esteemed scholars Erik Olin Wright and Joel Rogers pull back the curtain on the complex inner workings of contemporary American society, revealing the ways in which it does, and doesn't, support its core values. They also explore possible solutions to America's most pressing social and economic problems, including poverty, health disparities, the undemocratic nature of our campaign finance, elections and party systems and the lack of a truly free press. Featuring up-to-date data throughout, this highly anticipated Third Edition offers new and updated discussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial inequality, the democratic recession, the future of unions and the ascension of social media. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 658 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781324033295 1324033290 |