{"id":"https://openalex.org/W1978805903","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.31-1009","title":"Declining fortunes: the withering of the American dream","display_name":"Declining fortunes: the withering of the American dream","publication_year":1993,"publication_date":"1993-10-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W1978805903","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.31-1009","mag":"1978805903"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.5860/choice.31-1009","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.31-1009","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.31-1009","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764375719","display_name":"Choice Reviews Online","issn_l":"0009-4978","issn":["0009-4978","1523-8253","1943-5975"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310316146","host_organization_name":"Association of College and Research Libraries","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310316146","https://openalex.org/P4310315903"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Association of College and Research Libraries","American Library Association"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Choice Reviews Online","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"book-review","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5033214373","display_name":"Katherine S. Newman","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5095-9497","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5095-9497"]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Katherine S. Newman","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":0,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5033214373"],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":195,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"31","issue":"02","first_page":"31","last_page":"1009"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12714","display_name":"Youth Education and Societal Dynamics","score":0.8628000020980835,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12714","display_name":"Youth Education and Societal Dynamics","score":0.8628000020980835,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10585","display_name":"Family Dynamics and Relationships","score":0.03350000083446503,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3317","display_name":"Demography"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12088","display_name":"Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies","score":0.02250000089406967,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3312","display_name":"Sociology and Political Science"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/american-dream","display_name":"American Dream","score":0.8870000243186951},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/baby-boomers","display_name":"baby boomers","score":0.8859999775886536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/downward-mobility","display_name":"downward mobility","score":0.6819999814033508},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/job-loss","display_name":"job loss","score":0.9710000157356262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/divorce","display_name":"divorce","score":0.9909999966621399},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/single-parenthood","display_name":"single parenthood","score":0.996999979019165},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/family-structure","display_name":"family structure","score":0.9929999709129333},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/life-stories","display_name":"life stories","score":0.8920000195503235},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/high-school-graduates","display_name":"high school graduates","score":0.5609999895095825},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/life-course","display_name":"life course","score":0.45399999618530273},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/new-jersey","display_name":"New Jersey","score":0.492000013589859}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776465305","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2006336","display_name":"Underclass","level":2,"score":0.9188610315322876},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94982200","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5380545","display_name":"Entitlement (fair division)","level":2,"score":0.9056390523910522},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781095916","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36348","display_name":"Dream","level":2,"score":0.7426621913909912},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94625758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7163","display_name":"Politics","level":2,"score":0.6439409255981445},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C6303427","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47398","display_name":"Economic history","level":1,"score":0.42258375883102417},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.39361149072647095},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.38388511538505554},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138921699","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47555","display_name":"Political economy","level":1,"score":0.36834514141082764},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C95457728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309","display_name":"History","level":0,"score":0.30171817541122437},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.2324763834476471},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.21651682257652283},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.06818842887878418},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169760540","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207011","display_name":"Neuroscience","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144237770","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747534","display_name":"Mathematical economics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.5860/choice.31-1009","doi":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.31-1009","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.31-1009","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2764375719","display_name":"Choice Reviews Online","issn_l":"0009-4978","issn":["0009-4978","1523-8253","1943-5975"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310316146","host_organization_name":"Association of College and Research Libraries","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310316146","https://openalex.org/P4310315903"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Association of College and Research Libraries","American Library Association"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Choice Reviews Online","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:hdl:1902.1/HNMYSYDZTK","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/1902.1/HNMYSYDZTK","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4377196806","display_name":"Harvard Dataverse","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I136199984","host_organization_name":"Harvard University","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I136199984"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"interview"},{"id":"pmh:oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-005428190","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=005428190&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/10","score":0.7578999996185303,"display_name":"Reduced inequalities"}],"sustainable_development_goals_aurora":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/10","score":0.5,"display_name":"Reduced inequalities"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4398983352","https://openalex.org/W4398228496","https://openalex.org/W2988942626","https://openalex.org/W2183302034","https://openalex.org/W3216178392","https://openalex.org/W7096550031","https://openalex.org/W2603696373","https://openalex.org/W1523582143","https://openalex.org/W1595957883","https://openalex.org/W7163506816"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0,110],"was":[1,17],"a":[2,63,71],"study":[3,16,111],"about":[4,87],"the":[5,20,45,50],"Baby":[6],"Boom":[7],"generation":[8],"in":[9,32],"pursuit":[10],"of":[11,22,47,65,73,101],"\"the":[12],"American":[13],"dream.\"":[14],"The":[15],"focused":[18],"on":[19],"experiences":[21],"sixty":[23],"men":[24],"and":[25,34,57,75,78,95],"women":[26],"who":[27],"graduated":[28],"from":[29,36,70],"high":[30,54],"school":[31,55],"1970":[33],"1980":[35],"one":[37],"typical,":[38],"suburban,":[39],"northern":[40],"New":[41],"Jersey":[42],"town.":[43],"Over":[44],"course":[46],"two":[48],"years,":[49],"graduates,":[51],"their":[52,102],"parents,":[53],"teachers":[56],"guidance":[58],"counselors":[59],"were":[60,79],"interviewed,":[61],"for":[62],"total":[64],"150":[66],"respondents.":[67],"Participants":[68],"came":[69],"variety":[72],"economic":[74],"religious":[76],"backgrounds,":[77],"predominantly":[80],"white":[81],"with":[82],"college":[83],"educations.":[84],"They":[85],"spoke":[86],"downward":[88],"mobility,":[89],"job":[90],"loss,":[91],"divorce,":[92],"single":[93],"parenthood":[94],"family":[96],"structure,":[97],"also":[98],"giving":[99],"outlines":[100],"life":[103],"stories.":[104],"\\n":[105],"Audio":[106],"Data":[107],"Availability":[108],"Note:":[109],"contains":[112],"audio":[113,122],"data":[114],"that":[115],"have":[116],"been":[117],"digitized.":[118],"There":[119],"are":[120],"178":[121],"files":[123],"available.":[124]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":12},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":6}],"updated_date":"2026-10-12T09:40:04.860316","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}