Bibliograph

Class mobility, by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD, with Elisabeth Herschbach

Type

Label

Class mobility, by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD, with Elisabeth Herschbach

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Class mobility

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1029570986

Responsibility statement

by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD, with Elisabeth Herschbach

Series statement

Class in America

Summary

". . . examines the difficulties that low-wage and middle-class Americans experience when trying to move up the economic ladder, and takes a close look at the roles race and geography play in mobility today"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

A divided nation -- Class constraints and class mobility -- Inequality and upward mobility -- The geography of mobility -- Race matters -- Education: the great equalizer? -- Closing the gap -- Recent trends, future challenges

Target audience

adolescent

Classification