Author:
McNamee, Stephen J., 1950-
Edition Statement:Third Edition.
ImprintLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2014.
Descriptionvii, 255 pages ; 24 cm.
Note:Acknowledgments -- The American dream: origins and prospects -- On being made of the right stuff: the case for merit -- The silver spoon: inheritance and the staggered start -- It's not what you know but...: social and cultural capital -- Making the grade: education and mobility -- Being in the right place at the right time: the luck factor -- I did it my way: the decline of self-employment and the ascent of corporations -- An unlevel playing field: racism, sexism, and other isms -- Growing inequality in the twenty-first century -- Notes -- Index -- About the authors.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
