{"product_id":"middle-class-meltdown-in-america-9780367478407","title":"Middle Class Meltdown in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on income alone, nearly half of all adults in the United States can be considered middle class, complete with the reassurance of a steady job, the ability to raise a family, and the comforts of owning a home. And yet, for many, because of structural forces reshaping the finances of the American middle class, the margin between a stable life and a fragile one is narrowing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition of \u003ci\u003eMiddle Class Meltdown in America: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the struggling American middle class by weaving together sociological and economical research, personalized portraits and examples, and a profusion of current data illustrating significant social, economic, and political trends. The authors extend their analysis to include the COVID-19 pandemic, a focus on the effect of race and ethnicity, as well as the ever-increasing costs of housing, healthcare, and education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn clear, accessible writing, the authors provide a sociological and b\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Illusion of Middle-Class Prosperity 2. The Struggling Middle Class 3. Macroeconomics and the Income\/Credit Squeeze 4. Robbing the Productivity Train 5. Where Did All That Credit Come From? 6. From Washington to Wall Street: Marketing the Illusion 7. The Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID Recession of 2020-2021: The Illusion Exposed 8. The Consequences of Middle-Class Meltdown 9. What Can We Do? A Manifesto for the Middle Class \u003ci\u003eAppendix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017919463767,"sku":"9780367478407","price":121.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367478407.jpg?v=1750775081","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/middle-class-meltdown-in-america-9780367478407","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}