| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 583 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Children of crisis ; v. 5 |
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Children of crisis ; v. 5.
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| Note |
"An Atlantic Monthly Press book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-570) and index. |
| Contents |
Part one : Comfortable, comfortable places -- Part two : The Method -- Part three : In the South -- Willful Delta girl -- Defender of the Garden District -- Tamed rebel -- Part four : In Appalachia, the Southwest, and Alaska -- Grandchild of a mine owner -- New Mexico twins -- Young last-ditch American -- Young white native of Alaska -- Part five : In, near, and outside the cities of the north -- Young patriot -- A Boy's journey from liberalism to social Darwinism -- Young observers -- Withdrawal -- Problem child -- Money and luck -- Rich in the barrio -- Part six : Entitlement -- Part seven : The Schools -- Part eight : Ethical struggles: idealism and pragmatism -- Part nine : What profit under the sun? -- Part ten : References. |
| Summary |
Interviews the well-off children ranging in age from five to fourteen substantiate a study of the children of affluent families that reveals surprising forms of suffering, peculiar anxieties, and striking uniformity in behavior and concerns. |
| Subject |
Children of the rich -- United States.
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Rich people -- United States.
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Children of the rich. (OCoLC)fst00855516
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Rich people. (OCoLC)fst01097537
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Jugend (DE-588)4028859-6
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Oberschicht (DE-588)4042976-3
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United States.
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Child. (DNLM)D002648
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Social Conditions -- United States.
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| Indexed Term |
Children of the rich United States |
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Rich United States |
| ISBN |
0316151491 |
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9780316151498 |
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