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Cut Adrift : Families in Insecure Times by Marianne Cooper (2014, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of California Press

ISBN-100520277678

ISBN-139780520277670

eBay Product ID (ePID)175206645

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Book TitleCut Adrift : Families in Insecure Times

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicDiscrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Publication Year2014

GenreSocial Science

AuthorMarianne Cooper

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN2013-041571

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsCooper's analysis is nuanced and incisive, her writing is clear and engaging, her reasoning is logical, and her conclusions are well justified. This book helps establish security in the suite of outcomes that concern those conducting research and teaching in the area of social inequality., "Accessible, elucidating, and grounded in real stories. . . . Cooper offers a robust analysis of gender dynamics, with sharp insights about the heavy burden on women to manage the family's anxiety. Cooper's necessary and timely study is a discomfiting reminder of the human cost of the recession." STARRED REVIEW, Cooper_s interviewees are fascinating, heartbreakingly optimistic in their poverty or head-shakingly preoccupied with their wealth (which is never enough). . . . A well-told, personal representation of what_s happened to real people in times of 'income stagnation, growing inequality, increasing economic instability, soaring debt, and rising costs.'_|9780520277670|, Cut Adrift could well serve as a guide and touchstone . . . for the many occasions on which scholars and activists explore the consequences of increasing inequality and uneven vulnerability to economic risk., Cooper's interviewees are fascinating, heartbreakingly optimistic in their poverty or head-shakingly preoccupied with their wealth (which is never enough). . . . A well-told, personal representation of what's happened to real people in times of 'income stagnation, growing inequality, increasing economic instability, soaring debt, and rising costs.', "Accessible, elucidating, and grounded in real stories. . . . Cooper offers a robust analysis of gender dynamics, with sharp insights about the heavy burden on women to manage the family_s anxiety. Cooper_s necessary and timely study is a discomfiting reminder of the human cost of the recession." STARRED REVIEW

Dewey Decimal305.800973

Table Of ContentPreface 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

SynopsisCut Adrift makes an important and original contribution to the national conversation about inequality and risk in American society. Set against the backdrop of rising economic insecurity and rolled-up safety nets, Marianne Cooper's probing analysis explores what keeps Americans up at night. Through poignant case studies, she reveals what families are concerned about, how they manage their anxiety, whose job it is to worry, and how social class shapes all of these dynamics, including what is even worth worrying about in the first place. This powerful study is packed with intriguing discoveries ranging from the surprising anxieties of the rich to the critical role of women in keeping struggling families afloat. Through tales of stalwart stoicism, heart-wrenching worry, marital angst, and religious conviction, Cut Adrift deepens our understanding of how families are coping in a go-it-alone age--and how the different strategies on which affluent, middle-class, and poor families rely upon not only reflect inequality, but fuel it., Cut Adrift makes an important and original contribution to the national conversation about inequality and risk in American society. Set against the backdrop of rising economic insecurity and rolled-up safety nets, Marianne Cooper's probing analysis explores what keeps Americans up at night. Through poignant case studies, she reveals what families are concerned about, how they manage their anxiety, whose job it is to worry, and how social class shapes all of these dynamics, including what is even worth worrying about in the first place. This powerful study is packed with intriguing discoveries ranging from the surprising anxieties of the rich to the critical role of women in keeping struggling families afloat. Through tales of stalwart stoicism, heart-wrenching worry, marital angst, and religious conviction, Cut Adrift deepens our understanding of how families are coping in a go-it-alone age-and how the different strategies on which affluent, middle-class, and poor families rely upon not only reflect inequality, but fuel it.

LC Classification NumberHM821.C676 2014