Muslimism in Turkey and Beyond: Religion in the Modern World. By Neslihan Cevik. New York: Palgrave, 2016. 270p. $100.00.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592716004989
Abstract: can be placed into three categories: those that advocate convergence with the West; those that want to maintain a mix of Western and Chinese values and institutions; and those that seek divergence from the West,… read more here.
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Beyond the American dream: envisioning social justice for 21st century immigrants
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DOI: 10.1080/01609513.2019.1638649
Abstract: ABSTRACT The author reflects on her upbringing in an immigrant family while co-facilitating a newcomer group for middle schoolers in Chicago. Working with these students reminds the author that while advancing justice is often presented… read more here.
Keywords: justice; american dream; envisioning social; dream envisioning ... See more keywords
Obstructing the American Dream: Homeownership Denied and Neighborhood Crime
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DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2020.1793794
Abstract: A persistent goal of United States housing policy is homeownership, an achievement emblematic of the American Dream. Homeownership also plays an essential role in stabilizing communities and protec... read more here.
Keywords: dream homeownership; homeownership; american dream; homeownership denied ... See more keywords
Caste, kinship and the realisation of ‘American Dream’: high-skilled Telugu migrants in the U.S.A.
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2017.1314598
Abstract: ABSTRACT Literature on the Indian diaspora domiciled in the U.S.A. largely portrays the group as educated, highly skilled migrants in pursuit of their American Dream, without critically engaging with the regionally particularised migration trajectories that… read more here.
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Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes Mark Robert Rank, Thomas A. Hirschl and Kirk A. Foster. Oxford, 2014.
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DOI: 10.1111/jacc.12716
Abstract: Chasing the American Dream: Understanding What Shapes Our Fortunes Mark Robert Rank, Thomas A. Hirschl and Kirk A. Foster. Oxford, 2014.Income and wealth inequality have been a central focus of American political discourse for the… read more here.
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The fading American dream: Trends in absolute income mobility since 1940
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aal4617
Abstract: Aspiring to do better than one's parents The American dream promises that hard work and opportunity will lead to a better life. Although the specifics of what constitutes a better life vary from generation to… read more here.
Keywords: american dream; mobility; children born; growth ... See more keywords
Trump’s Base, Ahab, and the American Dream
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DOI: 10.29173/jjs10s
Abstract: This transdisciplinary study argues that the fury of President Trump’s base can be understood as a victim complex, one caused by the erosion of the dominance of white males that existed at the founding of… read more here.
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The Kerner Commission Report Fifty Years Later: Revisiting the American Dream
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DOI: 10.7758/rsf.2018.4.6.01
Abstract: The 1968 account of the 1967 race riots, authored by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (the Kerner Commission, thus the Kerner report), directly called into question the fundamental premise of the American Dream.… read more here.
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