false <![CDATA[Class Matters]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255812384m/51898.jpg 51898 1 Social class remains a powerful force in North American life, its effects more pronounced than most of us realize. From health to religious practice to college education to consumer goods, the differences that distinguish the top from the middle from the bottom remain stark, even as social mobility seems to have stagnated. A team of New York Times reporters has spent more than a year exploring the ways in which classdefined as a combination of income, education, wealth, and occupationinfluences destiny in a society that likes to think of itself as a land of unbounded opportunity. This book takes us on a tour of what they found and what it means for the future. 50637 2 9 2005 Class Matters total:212|5:40|4:91|3:62|2:18|1:1| 212 787 405 44 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 19:24:44 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 19:30:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 10:52:43 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 10:54:12 -0700 2009
Class In America
Americans like to think that they live in an almost classless society, but this book, by a team of reporters at The New York Times, reveals a much more complex class structure with many social, economic, and occupational strata. N...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 06:45:56 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 06:56:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 13:37:18 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 12:22:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 12:26:14 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 13:43:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 21 05:26:38 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 06:15:27 -0800 2009 1
The various personal accounts are all very illuminating, but the one that truly lays it all out is the article on how three individuals belonging to...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 12:54:14 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 12:58:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 19:26:13 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 19:28:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 20 16:50:58 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 19:10:59 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 27 18:45:17 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 18:46:26 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 10 19:47:33 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 19:48:23 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Mar 16 14:43:32 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 14:43:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 12:52:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 12:52:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 18:01:11 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 13:09:57 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 08:37:21 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 11:47:34 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 08:34:54 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 08:35:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 13:27:11 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 13:28:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 27 08:51:12 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 08:52:21 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 14:55:02 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 04:47:59 -0700 2008 New York Times on class in America. From the differences between the nouveau riche and old money to differences in healthcare to getting out of welfare the articles are unflinching looks into our financial lives. Ironically, the book is already dated...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Aug 15 18:25:24 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 15 18:27:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=51898