Class Matters: Class in America--Shadowy Lines That Still Divide. Janny Scott and David Leonhardt.
by Scott, Janny; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 30Business. Publisher: New York Times, 2005ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Cost and standard of living | Income distribution | Meritocracy | Social classes | Social groups | Social mobilityDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Class is still a powerful force in American life. Over the past three decades, it has come to play a greater, not lesser, role in important ways. At a time when education matters more than ever, success in school remains linked tightly to class. At a time when the country is increasingly integrated racially, the rich are isolating themselves more and more. At a time of extraordinary advances in medicine, class differences in health and lifespan are wide and appear to be widening." (NEW YORK TIMES) The article identifies and defines social class and awareness in the United States.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Class Matters: Class in America--Shadowy Lines That Still Divide, May 15, 2005; pp. 1+.
"Class is still a powerful force in American life. Over the past three decades, it has come to play a greater, not lesser, role in important ways. At a time when education matters more than ever, success in school remains linked tightly to class. At a time when the country is increasingly integrated racially, the rich are isolating themselves more and more. At a time of extraordinary advances in medicine, class differences in health and lifespan are wide and appear to be widening." (NEW YORK TIMES) The article identifies and defines social class and awareness in the United States.
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