The American middle class : an economic encyclopedia of progress and poverty /: an economic encyclopedia of progress and poverty. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert S. Rycroft, editor.
• Editors: Rycroft, Robert S
• Contents: Volume OneAlphabetical List of EntriesIntroduction: The American Dream and the Middle ClassPrologue: A Portrait of the Middle ClassEssaysWhat Is Middle Class in America? Examining Income and OccupationHow Americans View Themselves: The Dilemma of Class IdentityThe Origins of the Middle ClassThe Future of the American Middle ClassThe Critical Role of Race in Defining the Middle ClassPortraitsThe American Indian Middle ClassThe Asian American Middle ClassThe Black Middle ClassThe Rise of a New Black Middle ClassThe Hispanic Middle ClassThe LGBT Middle ClassThe White Middle ClassPart 1: Economic Uncertainty and the American Middle ClassOverview EssayWhat Happened to the American Dream?EntriesAffordable Care Act and the Labor MarketAmerican Capitalism in the 21st CenturyAntitrust PolicyAutomobiles and the American Way of LifeBanks and the U.S. EconomyBehavioral EconomicsBuchanan, James M. (1919–2013)Business Cycles in the United StatesChild Care in the United StatesClimate Change, Economics ofConsumer Price IndexConsumer Protection MovementConsumerismCrony CapitalismDeindustrializationEarned Income Tax CreditEconomic Growth, Conflicting Visions ofEconomic Growth, Sustainability ofEconomic Growth Theory and Actual GrowthEfficient Market HypothesisEnvironmental and Natural Resource EconomicsEstate and Gift TaxesExecutive CompensationFast FoodFederal Reserve System and Monetary PolicyFinancial DerivativesFinancializationFiscal PolicyForbes 400Friedman, Milton (1912–2006)Gender Wage GapGeneral Assistance ProgramsGeorge, Henry, and the 99 PercentGlobalizationGovernment GrowthGreat Gatsby CurveGreat Recession in the United StatesGross Domestic Product (GDP)Hayek, Friedrich A. (1899–1992)HomelessnessHousehold DebtImmigration and Its Economic ImpactImmigration and the Middle ClassInflationIntergenerational MobilityInternal Revenue Service (IRS)International Monetary Fund (IMF)International TradeKeynesian EconomicsMeasuring InequalityMedicareMinimum Wage DebateMonetarismMoney in American HistoryMutual FundsOccupy MovementPhillips CurvePiketty, Thomas (1971–)Poverty by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in the United StatesPoverty MeasurementPredatory LendingSamuelson, Paul (1915–2009)Self-EmploymentSocial SecurityStock MarketSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)Supply-Side EconomicsSustainable Business PracticesTax ProgressivityTaxation, Excessive Burden ofTechnological UnemploymentTrade and ManufacturingTrade Deficits and the U.S. EconomyUnemploymentUnemployment InsuranceUniversal Basic IncomeU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Wage-Price Policies, 1945–1980Workers' CompensationWork-Life BalancePart 2: Politics, Public Policy, and the American Middle ClassOverview EssayPresident Obama and Middle-Class AmericaEntriesAbortionAbsentee VotingAge Discrimination in Employment ActAge Discrimination in the 21st CenturyAgricultural PolicyAmerican PresidencyAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Antiwar Movement (Vietnam War)Brown v. Board of EducationBush, George W. (1946–)Carter, Jimmy (1924–)Civil Rights ActClinton, Bill (1946–)Clinton, Hillary (1947–)Congressional Budget OfficeDigital DivideElection of 2000Electoral CollegeEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)Equal Pay ActFamily and Medical Leave ActFeminist MovementGovernment GridlockHate GroupsHuman RightsIntergenerational Political ConflictIntimate Partner ViolenceJohnson, Lyndon B., and the Great SocietyKennedy, John F. (1917–1963)Kennedy-Nixon Debates (1960)King, Martin Luther, Jr., and His Economic Vision for AmericaLeague of United Latin American CitizensLibertarianismMalcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) (1925–1965)Marijuana LegalizationMarriage Equality MovementMilk, Harvey (1930–1978)Neoliberal Economic PoliciesNeoliberalismNew Space AgendaNonprofit SectorNuclear AgeParty AffiliationRed States and Blue StatesRegulatory StateReligion and PoliticsReligious RightSame-Sex Couples and Health CareSexual HarassmentSharpton, Al (1954–)Small Business AdministrationSteinem, Gloria (1934–)Student Loans and Rising Tuition CostsSupreme Court of the United StatesTea PartyTerrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, American Reactions toWarren CourtWatergateWelfare PolicyWomen and Minority LeadersWomen and PoliticsWomen's SuffrageVolume TwoPart 3: Education, Housing, Labor, and the American Middle ClassOverview EssaysEducation and the American Middle ClassHomeownership and the Middle ClassLabor Unions and the Creation of the Middle ClassEntriesAffirmative Action in Higher EducationCharter SchoolsChávez, César E., and the United Farm Workers of AmericaCommunity CollegeDemocratic UnionismEducational VouchersFair Housing ActFederal Housing PolicyFinancial Deregulation, Housing, and the Great RecessionGI BillLewis, John L., and the United Mine Workers of AmericaNational Labor Relations ActNussbaum, Karen, and the Working Women's MovementPublic and Subsidized HousingRadicalism and the Labor MovementRandolph, A. Philip, and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car PortersRedliningResidential SegregationRestrictive CovenantsRight-to-Work LegislationSpecial EducationSTEM EducationUnions in the Entertainment IndustryUpper Middle Class, Emergence of (1870–1940)Urban RedevelopmentPart 4: Health and the American Middle ClassOverview EssayHealth, Health Care, and the American Middle ClassEntriesAgingAutismBody Image IssuesCancerDeath and DyingDiabetes, Cost ofDietDown SyndromeEating DisordersFitness IndustryFood and NutritionGenetic Testing, Ethics ofHealth and Economic InequalityHealth InsuranceHIV/AIDSLong-Term CareMental IllnessObesity, Economics ofSmokingSocial Determinants of HealthSubstance AbuseSuicidePart 5: Crime and the American Middle ClassOverview EssayCrime and the American Middle ClassEntriesAlternatives to IncarcerationBullyingClemencyCounterterrorism PolicyDeath PenaltyDrug Trafficking and Its Impact on Crime in the United StatesDrug Use and Crime in the United StatesEnvironmental Crime: The Case of the NavajoGangsHate CrimesIdentity TheftJuvenile DelinquencyMass Incarceration, Politics ofOrganized CrimePolice MisconductPrison and Public PolicyRace, Gender, and Class Disparities in the Criminal Justice SystemRacism and the U.S. Prison SystemRecidivismSexual AssaultTerrorismU.S. Prison SystemViolent CrimePart 6: Norms and the American Middle ClassOverview EssayMiddle-Class Ideologies: Norms and Historical ChangesEntriesAmerican Family IdealsDivorceEntrepreneurialismEntrepreneurship in K–12 EducationEnvironmentalismFamily ViolenceHomophobiaMarriage and FamilyMaterialismPrivacy and Big DataRacismReligionRenewable EnergyRespect for AuthoritySchool PrayerSexismSustainabilityPart 7: Culture, Media, and the American Middle ClassOverview EssaysCulture as a Marker of Middle-Class AspirationsThe Media Portrayal of the Middle ClassEntriesAllen, Woody (1935–)Beatles, TheBeyoncéBluegrass MusicComic BooksCountry MusicFashionGinsberg, Allen (1926–1997)Hip-HopInformation EconomyInternet, TheMad MenMedia RepresentationMoviesNewspapersOrganization ManPopular Music in American HistoryPresley, Elvis (1935–1977)Rolling Stones, TheSocial MediaSports Participation and the Reproduction of Ideology: Lessons from Mixed Martial ArtsSpringsteen, Bruce (1949–)TattoosTelevisionContributorsIndexAbout the Editor.
• Publisher Details: New York : Greenwood
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (1112 pages)
• Subjects: 305.5/50973; History -- United States -- 21st Century; Middle class -- United States; Social classes; United States -- Economic conditions; United States -- Social conditions
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216046424
• Related ISBNs: 9781610697576
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