{"product_id":"class-matters-paperback","title":"Class Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e series on social class in America--and its implications for the way we live our lives\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We Americans have long thought of ourselves as unburdened by class distinctions. We have no hereditary aristocracy or landed gentry, and even the poorest among us feel that they can become rich through education, hard work, or sheer gumption. And yet social class remains a powerful force in American life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eClass Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporters explores the ways in which class--defined as a combination of income, education, wealth, and occupation--influences destiny in a society that likes to think of itself as a land of opportunity. We meet individuals in Kentucky and Chicago who have used education to lift themselves out of poverty and others in Virginia and Washington whose lack of education holds them back. We meet an upper-middle-class family in Georgia who moves to a different town every few years, and the newly rich in Nantucket whose mega-mansions have driven out the longstanding residents. And we see how class disparities manifest themselves at the doctor's office and at the marriage altar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For anyone concerned about the future of the American dream, \u003ci\u003eClass Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is truly essential reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eClass Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully reported, deeply disturbing, portrait of a society bent out of shape by harsh inequalities. Read it and see how you fit into the problem or--better yet--the solution!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Barbara Ehrenreich, author of \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBait and Switch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e team comprises Anthony DePalma, Timothy Egan, Geraldine Fabrikant, Laurie Goodstein, David Cay Johnston, Peter T. Kilborn, David D. Kirkpatrick, David Leonhardt, Tamar Lewin, Charles McGrath, Janny Scott, Jennifer Steinhauer, and Isabel Wilkerson. \u003cb\u003eBill Keller\u003c\/b\u003e is the executive editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClass Matters\u003c\/i\u003e also includes essays by Christopher Buckley, Diane McWhorter, \u003cbr\u003eRichard Price, David Levering Lewis, and Linda Chavez, about their encounters with class when they were growing up.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693964857407,"sku":"9780805080551","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bef1a51eb0ebce41cf73cc8d4246ad72.webp?v=1765000554","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/class-matters-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}