Falling from Grace: Downward Mobility in the Age of Affluence

by Katherine S. Newman

Book Overview

Over the last three decades, millions of people have slipped through a loophole in the American dream and become downwardly mobile as a result of downsizing, plant closings, mergers, and divorce: the middle-aged computer executive laid off during an industry crisis, blue-collar workers phased out of the post-industrial economy, middle managers whose positions have been phased out, and once-affluent housewives stranded with children and a huge mortgage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520218426
• ISBN13: 9780520218420
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

When I was downsized, after 27 yrs..she spoke to my soul

When the diciples asked Jesus why he spoke in parables, Jesus said that it was because they did not perceive from the Spirit. Throughout the ordeal of knowing whether I'd ever get a decent job again, Katherine was the only one whose words spoke to my soul. She is very perceptive in her assessment of what income loss and job loss does to the individual.