Book explores ‘rugged individualism’ and its impact on inequality in America
A new book by a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis explores 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.
Sociology launches inaugural semester with focus on income inequality
Social problems linked to America’s growing disparities
in income and wealth will be a major focus of the re-launched
Department of Sociology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University
in St. Louis, including its first co-sponsored public lecture of the
fall semester.
Is the American Dream broken?
In a landmark new book, sociologist Mark R. Rank, PhD, explains why the chase for the American Dream has gotten out of reach for many.
Call to service
While a graduate student, Kirk A. Foster, MSW ’02, PhD ’11, assistant professor of social work, University of South Carolina, helped Professor Rank with research for “Chasing the American Dream.”
Target: Shared prosperity
In “Economic Realities of the American Dream,” professors Steven Fazzari and Mark Rank examine the American Dream’s historical meaning, the traditional pathways to reach it, the current obstacles to achieving it and its viability in the future.