American Nightmares: Social Problems in an Anxious World

by Joel Best

Book Overview

In an accessible and droll style, well-known sociologist Joel Best shines a light on how we navigate these anxious, insecure social times. While most of us still strive for the American Dream--to graduate from college, own a home, work toward early retirement--recent generations have been told that the next generation will not be able to achieve these goals, that things are getting--or are on the verge of getting--worse. In American Nightmares,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520296354
• ISBN13: 9780520296350
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"