Class and Status in America: A Contemporary Perspective - Hardcover

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<p>Stuart Traverse explains the Country's current class structure in contemporary and well-defined terms and concepts. 
His well-researched, thoughtful examination helps readers understand:</p>

<p>How many socioeconomic classes there are in America today.</p>
<p>How the American class structure has evolved since the Country’s founding.</p>
<p>What makes someone upper class.</p>
<p>Who falls into the lower class, middle class, upper class, and upper-upper class.</p>
<p>How easy or difficult it is to move up or down in socioeconomic class.</p>
<p>The importance of money, education, and family background in determining the socioeconomic class of Americans.</p>
<p>The socioeconomic class of JFK, Tiger Woods, George H.W. Bush, Elvis Presley, Mitt Romney, Bill Gates, and Jeffrey Epstein.</p>
<p>The unwritten dress code of the upper class.</p>
<p>The unwritten code of conduct of the upper class.</p>
<p>What a “moral compass” is and whether having one matters.</p>
<p>What the homes of the upper class are like and how they are decorated.</p>
<p>Whether one can accurately “guesstimate” the socioeconomic 
class of an American by simply observing him or her.</p> 

<p>About the Author</p>
<p>Stuart Traverse is a former professor in the College of Social Science, Michigan State University, and a founder of a nationwide human resources management consulting firm.</p>
<p>He has published numerous articles in professional journals.</p>

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