Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality
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2020
Lehigh University Press (Verlag)
9781611462340 (ISBN)
Lehigh University Press (Verlag)
9781611462340 (ISBN)
In Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality, the authors argue that a culture of individualism in the U.S. limits the pressure politicians face to develop robust social policies. This individualism combines with racism and features of the political system to help perpetuate high levels of poverty and inequality.
Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequalityexplores and critiques the widespread perception in the United States that one’s success or failure in life is largely the result of personal choices and individual characteristics. As the authors show, the distinctively individualist ideology of American politics and culture shapes attitudes toward poverty and economic inequality in profound ways, fostering social policies that de-emphasize structural remedies. Drawing on a variety of unique methodologies, the book synthesizes data from large-scale surveys of the American population, and it features both conversations with academic experts and interviews with American citizens intimately familiar with the consequences of economic disadvantage. This mixture of approaches gives readers a fuller understanding of “skeptical altruism,” a concept the authors use to describe the American public’s hesitancy to adopt a more robust and structurally-oriented approach to solving the persistent problem of economic disadvantage.
Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequalityexplores and critiques the widespread perception in the United States that one’s success or failure in life is largely the result of personal choices and individual characteristics. As the authors show, the distinctively individualist ideology of American politics and culture shapes attitudes toward poverty and economic inequality in profound ways, fostering social policies that de-emphasize structural remedies. Drawing on a variety of unique methodologies, the book synthesizes data from large-scale surveys of the American population, and it features both conversations with academic experts and interviews with American citizens intimately familiar with the consequences of economic disadvantage. This mixture of approaches gives readers a fuller understanding of “skeptical altruism,” a concept the authors use to describe the American public’s hesitancy to adopt a more robust and structurally-oriented approach to solving the persistent problem of economic disadvantage.
Lawrence M. Eppard is assistant professor of sociology at Shippensburg University. Mark Robert Rank is the Herbert S. Hadley Endowed Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis. Heather E. Bullock is professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Chapter 1The Problem with American Individualism
PART I: Social Science Perspectives
Chapter 2The American Inequality Palette
Chapter 3Social Psychological Functions of Inequality Beliefs
Chapter 4In Conversation
PART II: Individualism on the Ground
Chapter 5Cleaning the Ivory Tower
Chapter 6Paved with Good Intentions
PART III: The Big Picture
Chapter 7Inequality Beliefs and Social Justice
Afterword
References
Index
About the Authors
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Co-Autor | Noam Chomsky, Henry A. Giroux |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 b/w illustrations; 10 tables; |
| Verlagsort | Cranbury |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 562 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie |
| ISBN-13 | 9781611462340 / 9781611462340 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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