Working Americans, 1880-1999: The Middle Class (Working Americans: Volume 2) by Scott Derks

Working Americans, 1880-1999: The Middle Class (Working Americans: Volume 2)



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Working Americans, 1880-1999: The Middle Class (Working Americans: Volume 2) Scott Derks
Language: English
Page: 591
Format: pdf
ISBN: 1891482726, 9781592371648
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Following Derks's Working Americans, 1880-1999. Vol. 1: The Working Class (LJ 7/00), this second volume in a proposed multivolume set shifts its focus to the history, occupations, homes, and lifestyles of the middle class. The approach is, however, the same: Derks analyzes several families decade by decade using a variety of sourcesAgovernment surveys, social worker histories, economic data, family diaries and letters, newspapers, and magazine features. This second volume, whose 76 family profiles cover a wide variety of occupational and ethnic backgrounds across America, examines such issues as income, expenses, life at home, life at work, life in the community, and so forth. Each chapter covers one decade and includes an economic profile, historical snapshots, news profiles, articles from local media, and illustrations from popular materials of the period. Like its predecessor, this volume includes a detailed table of contents, index, and bibliographical references but no traditional footnotes. It complements other works, such as Melvin Williams's The Black Experience in Middle Class America (Edwin Mellen, 2000) and Stuart Blumin's The Emergence of the Middle Class: Social Experience in the American City, 1760-1900 (1989). Both engaging and informative, this well-written volume will enhance the study of the middle class and social history.AEdward G. McCormack, Univ. of Southern Mississippi Lib., Gulf Coast
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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This set looks at what kind of work Americans did, the homes they lived in, the goods they bought, the entertainment they sought, and the society and history that shaped their world from 1880 to 1999. The well-organized books are designed to facilitate our understanding of the growth and development as well as the lifestyle and economic life of the working and middle classes over a century. Information to paint this picture was taken from government surveys, social worker histories, economic data, diaries and letters, and newspaper and magazine articles.

Each chapter in each volume covers a decade (except the first chapter, which encompasses 1880 to 1899), and each opens with an overview of important historical events to place the decade in time. Next, a "Family Profile" takes a representative but fictional family (e.g., "Italian Oyster Inspector from New York," "Life Insurance Agent from Nebraska") and examines the income, expenses, cost of living, selected prices of the time, amusements, life at home, life at work, and life in the community. Statistical data provided by a governmental study were often used as the basis for the profiles, fleshed out by extensive research into the times, professions, and geographic locations of the families, each of which was given a name. A "Historical Snapshot" for each decade--including advertisements, magazine covers, posters, campaign buttons, postcards, cartoons, and articles from local media--enriches the look and feel of the standard information provided. An "Economic Profile" provides statistical comparisons to put the family's life in perspective. Charts include income of standard jobs, selected prices, and sometimes commercial events and inventions. Some chapters also provide discussions of important issues faced by families, such as war.

Volume I: The Working Class offers 72 family profiles covering more than 25 ethnic groups and 34 occupations, from urban factory workers to homesteaders. Volume II: The Middle Class covers 32 occupations and many ethnic groups in 76 family profiles. A detailed table of contents in each volume provides clear guides to chapters and sections. Each volume also gives a lengthy list of source documents. The second volume offers a comprehensive index providing access to many more specific topics.

These interesting, unique compilations of economic and social facts, figures, and graphs will support multiple research needs. They will engage and enlighten patrons in high-school, public, and academic library collections. REVWR
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