Grasping For The American Dream
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Grasping For The American Dream
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Author : Nora E. Taplin-Kaguru
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-07-15
Grasping For The American Dream written by Nora E. Taplin-Kaguru and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-15 with Social Science categories.
African American homebuyers continue to pay more for and get less from homeownership. This book explains the motivations for pursuing homeownership amongst working-class African Americans despite the structural conditions that make it less economically and socially rewarding for this group. Fervent adherence to the American Dream ideology amongst working-class African Americans makes them more vulnerable to exploitation in a structurally racist housing market. The book draws on qualitative interviews with sixty-eight African American aspiring homebuyers looking to buy a home in the Chicago metropolitan area to investigate the housing-search process and residential relocation decisions in the context of a racially segregated metropolitan region. Working-class African Americans remained committed to homeownership, in part because of the moral status attached to achieving this goal. For African American homebuyers, success at the American Dream of homeownership is directly related to the long-standing dream of equality. For the aspiring homebuyers in this study, delayed homeownership was a practical problem for the same reasons, but they also experienced this as a personal failing, due to the strong cultural expectation in the United States that homeownership is a milestone that middle-class adults must achieve. Furthermore, despite using perfectly reasonable housing search strategies to locate homes in stable or improving racially integrated neighborhoods, the structure of racial segregation limits their agency in housing choices. Ultimately, policy solutions will need to address structural racism broadly and be attuned to the needs of both homeowners and renters.
The American Dream
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Author : Peter Bruck
language : en
Publisher: Ernst Klett Sprachen
Release Date : 1995
The American Dream written by Peter Bruck and has been published by Ernst Klett Sprachen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
The American Dream
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
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The American Dream
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Author : Jim Cullen
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2004
The American Dream written by Jim Cullen and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
The first "narrative history" traces the thread that binds the dreams and aspirations of most Americans together, exploring shared history and sacred texts--the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence--in search of the origins of these ideas.
Cynicism And The Evolution Of The American Dream
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Author : Wilber W. Caldwell
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2011
Cynicism And The Evolution Of The American Dream written by Wilber W. Caldwell and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Putting a recognizable face on contemporary American cynicism.
Seeking The American Dream
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Author : Robert C. Hauhart
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-11
Seeking The American Dream written by Robert C. Hauhart and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-11 with Social Science categories.
Historically, the United States has been viewed by generations of immigrants as the land of opportunity, where through hard work one can prosper and make a better life. The American Dream is perhaps the United States’ most common export. For many Americans, though, questions remain about whether the American Dream can be achieved in the twenty-first century. Americans, faced with global competition and increased social complexity, wonder whether their dwindling natural resources, polarized national and local politics, and often unregulated capitalism can support the American Dream today. This book examines the ideas and experiences that have formed the American Dream, assesses its meaning for Americans, and evaluates its prospects for the future.
The American Dream
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
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The Routledge Handbook On The American Dream
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Author : Robert C. Hauhart
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-11-30
The Routledge Handbook On The American Dream written by Robert C. Hauhart and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-30 with Social Science categories.
The Routledge Handbook on the American Dream: Volume 2 explores the social, economic, and cultural aspects of the American Dream in both theory and reality in the twenty-first century. This collection of essays brings together leading scholars from a range of fields to further develop the themes and issues explored in the first volume. The concept of the American Dream, first expounded by James Truslow Adams in The Epic of America in 1931, is at once both ubiquitous and difficult to define. The term perfectly captures the hopes of freedom, opportunity and upward social mobility invested in the nation. However, the American Dream appears increasingly illusory in the face of widening inequality and apparent lack of opportunity, particularly for the poor and ethnic, or otherwise marginalized, minorities in the United States. As such, an understanding of the American Dream through both theoretical analyses and empirical studies, whether qualitative or quantitative, is crucial to understanding contemporary America. Like the first volume of The Routledge Handbook on the American Dream, this collection will be of great interest to students and researchers in a range of fields in the humanities and social sciences.
Call Of The American Dream
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language : en
Publisher: Xulon Press
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The Most Powerful Words About The American Dream
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Author : Caitie McAneney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
The Most Powerful Words About The American Dream written by Caitie McAneney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with American Dream categories.
For hundreds of years, newcomers to the United States have dreamed the American Dream, hoping for prosperity and freedom. This valuable volume highlights important quotes about the American Dream, from the past to the present. Readers will learn the significance of each quote, its historical context, and all about its speaker. Engaging historical text and authentic photographs will give readers a dynamic learning experience and open their eyes to the profound hope that lies within the great American Dream.