
Privilege Lost
Who Leaves the Upper Middle Class and How They Fall
Jessi Streib(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 22. June 2020
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-19-085404-1 (ISBN)
Description
There are two narratives of the American class structure: one of a country with boundless opportunities for upward mobility and one of a rigid class system in which the rich stay rich while the poor stay poor. Each of these narratives holds some truth, but each overlooks another. In Privilege Lost, Jessi Streib traces the lives of over 100 youth born into the upper-middle-class. Following them for over ten years as they transition from teens to young adults, Streib examines who falls from the upper-middle-class, how, and why don't they see it coming. In doing so, she reveals the patterned ways that individuals' resources and identities push them onto mobility paths--and the complicated choices youth make between staying true to themselves and staying in their class position. Engaging and eye-opening, Privilege Lost brings to life the stories of the downwardly mobile and highlights what they reveal about class, privilege, and American family life.
Reviews / Votes
... American sociology has much to learn from Streib. We best learn it before we become irrelevant. * Kevin T. Leicht, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Contemporary Sociology * Privilege Lost is a rich portrait of white youth who were born into the upper-middle class in the late-1980s. * Natasha Quadlin, American Journal of Sociology * This is a valuable and nuanced perspective in consideration of socioeconomic class in America. * F.E. Knowles, Valdosta State University, CHOICE *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 black and white line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
455 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-085404-1 (9780190854041)
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Person
Jessi Streib is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Duke University. She is the author of The Power of the Past: Understanding Cross-Class Marriages.
Author
Assistant Professor of SociologyAssistant Professor of Sociology, Duke University
Content
Chapter 1: The Downwardly Mobile
Chapter 2: Professionals
Chapter 3: Stay-at-Home Mothers
Chapter 4: Family Men
Chapter 5: Rebels
Chapter 6: Artists & Athletes
Chapter 7: Explorers
Chapter 8: Exceptions
Chapter 9: What's Next
Methodological Appendix
Tables Appendix
Theoretical Appendix
Acknowledgements
Notes
References
Chapter 2: Professionals
Chapter 3: Stay-at-Home Mothers
Chapter 4: Family Men
Chapter 5: Rebels
Chapter 6: Artists & Athletes
Chapter 7: Explorers
Chapter 8: Exceptions
Chapter 9: What's Next
Methodological Appendix
Tables Appendix
Theoretical Appendix
Acknowledgements
Notes
References