Coming Apart
The State of White America, 1960-2010
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A critique of the white American class structure argues that the paths of social mobility that once advanced the nation are now serving to further isolate an elite upper class while enforcing a growing and resentful white underclass.
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. - Crown Forum
Pages:
407
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780307453426, 0307453421
Language:
English
Contents:
pt. 1. The formation of a new upper class. Our kind of people ; The foundations of the new upper class ; A new kind of segregation ; How thick is your bubble? ; The bright side of the new upper class
pt. 2. The formation of a new lower class. The founding virtues ; Belmont and Fishtown ; Marriage ; Industriousness ; Honesty ; Religiosity ; The real Fishtown ; The size of the new lower class
pt. 3. Why it matters. The selective collapse of American community ; The founding virtues and the stuff of life ; One nation, divisible ; Alternative futures
pt. 2. The formation of a new lower class. The founding virtues ; Belmont and Fishtown ; Marriage ; Industriousness ; Honesty ; Religiosity ; The real Fishtown ; The size of the new lower class
pt. 3. Why it matters. The selective collapse of American community ; The founding virtues and the stuff of life ; One nation, divisible ; Alternative futures
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-398) and index
Statement of responsibility:
Charles Murray
Physical description:
viii, 407 p. : ill., charts ; 25 cm
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Add a CommentA stark and disturbing picture of the growing class divide in the US -- between an affluent, educated elite and an increasingly dysfunctional and desperate underclass. While Murray's analysis of the problem is compelling, his libertarian politics don't allow him to suggest any meaningful solutions.
Dr Murray offers an interesting look at the status of our society as it functions today. After having been vilified for being inclusive in the exploration of intelligence in his previous book, THE BELL CURVE, he limits himself to only one race in COMING APART. It appears he has done an excellent job of identifying the failures that are becoming more prevalent in society and one only has to spend a few hours of watching 'reality' tv to realize how cogent this book is. I found his recommendations providing amazing insight and expertise on remedying what could be a dire future.