Happiness for all?: unequal hopes and lives in pursuit of the American dream

✍ Scribed by Graham, Carol

Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year: 2018
Tongue: English
Leaves: 209
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The Declaration of Independence states that all people are endowed with certain unalienable rights, and that among these is the pursuit of happiness. But is happiness available equally to everyone in America today? How about elsewhere in the world? This work draws on cutting-edge research linking income inequality with well-being to show how the widening prosperity gap has led to rising inequality in people's beliefs, hopes, and aspirations.

✦ Subjects

American Dream;Economic history;Equality;Equality--United States;Social classes;Social classes--United States;Social conditions;Social mobility;Social mobility--United States;Social mobility -- United States;Social classes -- United States;Equality -- United States;United States -- Social conditions;United States -- Economic conditions;United States

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