| (Not) Keeping Up with Our Parents: The Decline of the Professional Middle Class Contributor(s): Mooney, Nan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807011398 ISBN-13: 9780807011393 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Drawing on more than 100 interviews with diverse families across America, Mooney explores the financial struggles of today's professional middle class, delving into their sense of economic security and their plans for and fears about the future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 330.973 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.94" W x 8.82" (0.84 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on more than a hundred interviews with people all across America, (Not) Keeping Up with Our Parents explores how stagnant wages, debt, and escalating costs for tuition, health care, and home ownership are jeopardizing the finances and futures of today's educated middle class. Despite this sobering reality, Nan Mooney offers concrete ideas on how we can arrest this downward spiral. |