The American Dream in the 21st Century

Contents

Contents Introduction: The Making and Persistence of the American Dream 1 John Kenneth White and Sandra L. Hanson 1 Twilight’s Gleaming: The American Dream and the Ends of Republics 17 Jim Cullen 2 The Politics of the American Dream, 1980 to 2008 27 Michael C. Kimmage 3 The Presidency and the Making of the American Dream 41 John Kenneth White 4 Dreaming in Black and White 59 James W. Loewen 5 Whose Dream? Gender and the American Dream 77 Sandra L. Hanson 6 Want Meets Necessity in the New American Dream 105 John Zogby 7 Religion and the American Dream: A Catholic Reflection in a Generational Context 117 William V. D’Antonio Conclusion: The American Dream: Where Are We? 141 Sandra L. Hanson and John Kenneth White Contributors 149 Index 151 ...