{"product_id":"class-matters-9780805080551","title":"Class Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e series on social class in America--and its implications for the way we live our lives\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We Americans have long thought of ourselves as unburdened by class distinctions. We have no hereditary aristocracy or landed gentry, and even the poorest among us feel that they can become rich through education, hard work, or sheer gumption. And yet social class remains a powerful force in American life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eClass Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporters explores the ways in which class--defined as a combination of income, education, wealth, and occupation--influences destiny in a society that likes to think of itself as a land of opportunity. We meet individuals in Kentucky and Chicago who have used education to lift themselves out of poverty and others in Virginia and Washington whose lack of education holds them back. We meet an upper-middle-class family in Georgia who moves to a different town every few years, and the newly rich in Nantucket whose mega-mansions have driven out the longstanding residents. And we see how class disparities manifest themselves at the doctor's office and at the marriage altar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For anyone concerned about the future of the American dream, \u003ci\u003eClass Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is truly essential reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eClass Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully reported, deeply disturbing, portrait of a society bent out of shape by harsh inequalities. Read it and see how you fit into the problem or--better yet--the solution!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Barbara Ehrenreich, author of \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBait and Switch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Times Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805080551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2005 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2005 pg. 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/12\/2005\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York Times","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42896124575925,"sku":"9780805080551","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e4387327-b433-43ad-94d0-5d6cbbf162c5.jpg?v=1686100016","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/class-matters-9780805080551","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}