THE MIDDLE CLASS

Are people living high? Upwardly mobile? In debt? Neglecting to save? Losing its work ethic? How do middle-class values—consumerism and gentrification—affect society? What is the status of minorities in America’s middle class? Is the middle class in decline? Does it deserve a tax break? Debating these and other issues, brief pro and con articles by scholars, journalists, and pundits are accompanied by discussion questions.

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