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Cut Adrift
Families in Insecure Times
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Artikel-Nr:
9780520277670
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
31.07.2014
Seiten:
320
Autor:
Marianne Cooper
Gewicht:
437 g
Format:
228x151x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Marianne Cooper is a sociologist at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University and an affiliate at the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. She was the lead researcher for Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg and is a contributor to LeanIn.org. She received her PhD in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.
"In this powerful book, Marianne Cooper weaves together carefully researched data about growing economic insecurity and gripping stories of families coping with these trends. Cooper has written an intimate look into what families are up against and the strategies they use to navigate the challenges they face. Cut Adrift provides a compelling examination of the pressing economic issues of our time."--Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook and Founder, LeanIn.org
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: One Nation Under Worry 1. From Shared Prosperity to the Age of Insecurity: How We Got Here 2. Forging Security in an Insecure Age: The Study 3. Downscaling for Survival: Laura Delgado 4. The Upscaling of Security at the Top: Brooke and Paul Mah 5. Holding On at the Middle: Gina and Sam Calafato 6. When Religion Fills the Gap: Laeta and Kapo Faleau 7. Debt and Hope: Eddie and Chelsea Jenner Conclusion: The Social Cost Epilogue: The Families Today Notes Index