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Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 by Murray, Charles

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ISBN
9780307453433
Book Title
Coming Apart : the State of White America, 1960-2010
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
Publication Year
2013
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.9in
Author
Charles Murray
Genre
Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Topic
Ethnic Studies / General, United States / 20th Century, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz
Number of Pages
432 Pages

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . A fascinating explanation for why white America has become fractured and divided in education and class, from the acclaimed author of Human Diversity . "I'll be shocked if there's another book that so compellingly describes the most important trends in American society."-David Brooks, New York Times In Coming Apart , Charles Murray explores the formation of American classes that are different in kind from anything we have ever known, focusing on whites as a way of driving home the fact that the trends he describes do not break along lines of race or ethnicity. Drawing on five decades of statistics and research, Coming Apart demonstrates that a new upper class and a new lower class have diverged so far in core behaviors and values that they barely recognize their underlying American kinship-divergence that has nothing to do with income inequality and that has grown during good economic times and bad. The top and bottom of white America increasingly live in different cultures, Murray argues, with the powerful upper class living in enclaves surrounded by their own kind, ignorant about life in mainstream America, and the lower class suffering from erosions of family and community life that strike at the heart of the pursuit of happiness. That divergence puts the success of the American project at risk. The evidence in Coming Apart is about white America. Its message is about all of America.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
030745343x
ISBN-13
9780307453433
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16038708191

Product Key Features

Book Title
Coming Apart : the State of White America, 1960-2010
Author
Charles Murray
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Ethnic Studies / General, United States / 20th Century, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
432 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
11.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
E184.A1m895 2013
Reviews
"I'll be shocked if there's another book this year as important as Charles Murray's 'Coming Apart.'" --David Brooks,  The New York Times "Mr. Murray's sobering portrait is of a nation where millions of people are losing touch with the founding virtues that have long lent American lives purpose, direction and happiness." -- W. Bradford Wilcox ,  The Wall Street Journal "'Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010' brims with ideas about what ails America. --  The Economist "a timely investigation into a worsening class divide no one can afford to ignore."  -- Publisher's Weekly   "[Charles Murray] argues for the need to focus on what has made the U.S. exceptional beyond its wealth and military power...religion, marriage, industriousness, and morality."  -- Booklist (Starred Review) "Charles Murray ... has written an incisive, alarming, and hugely frustrating book about the state of American society." --Roger Lowenstein, Bloomberg Businessweek    , "I'll be shocked if there's another book this year as important as Charles Murray's 'Coming Apart.'" --David Brooks,  The New York Times "Mr. Murray's sobering portrait is of a nation where millions of people are losing touch with the founding virtues that have long lent American lives purpose, direction and happiness." -- W. Bradford Wilcox ,  The Wall Street Journal "'Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010' brims with ideas about what ails America." --  The Economist "a timely investigation into a worsening class divide no one can afford to ignore."  -- Publisher's Weekly   "[Charles Murray] argues for the need to focus on what has made the U.S. exceptional beyond its wealth and military power...religion, marriage, industriousness, and morality."  -- Booklist (Starred Review) "Charles Murray ... has written an incisive, alarming, and hugely frustrating book about the state of American society." --Roger Lowenstein, Bloomberg Businessweek    , "Mr. Murray's sobering portrait is of a nation where millions of people are losing touch with the founding virtues that have long lent American lives purpose, direction and happiness." --W. Bradford Wilcox , The Wall Street Journal " Coming Apart brims with ideas about what ails America." --The Economist "A timely investigation into a worsening class divide no one can afford to ignore." -- Publishers Weekly "[Charles Murray] argues for the need to focus on what has made the U.S. exceptional beyond its wealth and military power . . . religion, marriage, industriousness, and morality." -- Booklist (starred review) "[Charles Murray] has written an incisive, alarming, and hugely frustrating book about the state of American society." --Roger Lowenstein, Bloomberg Businessweek
Table of Content
Prologue: November 21, 1963 1 Part I The Formation of a New Upper Class 1. Our Kind of People 2. The Foundations of the New Upper Class 3. A New Kind of Segregation 4. How Thick Is Your Bubble? 5. The Bright Side of the New Upper Class Part II The Formation of a New Lower Class 6. The Founding Virtues 7. Belmont and Fishtown 8. Marriage 9. Industriousness 10. Honesty 11. Religiosity 12. The Real Fishtown 13. The Size of the New Lower Class Part III Why It Matters 14. The Selective Collapse of American Community 15. The Founding Virtues and the Stuff of Life 16. One Nation, Divisible 17. Alternative Futures Acknowledgments Appendix A: Data Sources and Presentation Appendix B: Supplemental Material for the Segregation Chapter Appendix C: Supplemental Material for the Chapter on Belmont and Fishtown Appendix D: Supplemental Material for the Marriage Chapter Appendix E: Supplemental Material for the Honesty Chapter Appendix F: Supplemental Material for the American Community Chapter Appendix G: Supplemental Material for the Chapter About the Founding Virtues and the Stuff of Life Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2013
Lccn
2012-532031
Dewey Decimal
305.8/00973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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Most relevant reviews

  • Timely Insight

    Such a relevant piece work backed by extensive statistics and their analysis . Explains much of the economic al political environments we find ourselves in today. A must read.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • great reading

    important to understand today's society

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  • We're screwed

    5 decades of statistics by zip codes paint a disturbing look at how white America has devolved.... This time Murray [The Bell Curve, etc] discussed only whites so as not to allow the "racism" claims to distract from the message....