{"product_id":"9781611462340","title":"Rugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLawrence M. Eppard | Mark Robert Rank | Heather E. Bullock | Noam Chomsky | Henry A. Giroux | David Brady | Dan Schubert\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Social Classes \u0026amp; Economic Disparity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRugged Individualism and the Misunderstanding of American Inequality\u003c\/i\u003eexplores and critiques the widespread perception in the United States that one’s success or failure in life is largely the result of personal choices and individual characteristics. As the authors show, the distinctively individualist ideology of American politics and culture shapes attitudes toward poverty and economic inequality in profound ways, fostering social policies that de-emphasize structural remedies. Drawing on a variety of unique methodologies, the book synthesizes data from large-scale surveys of the American population, and it features both conversations with academic experts and interviews with American citizens intimately familiar with the consequences of economic disadvantage. This mixture of approaches gives readers a fuller understanding of “skeptical altruism,” a concept the authors use to describe the American public’s hesitancy to adopt a more robust and structurally-oriented approach to solving the persistent problem of economic disadvantage.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence M. Eppard is assistant professor of sociology at Shippensburg University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Robert Rank is the Herbert S. Hadley Endowed Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeather E. Bullock is professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 February 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLehigh University Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781611462340\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e302\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55334649757836,"sku":"9781611462340","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_791553a9-ecfd-46ef-b54d-878c78cd5ec3.jpg?v=1788029149","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781611462340","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}