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The American Middle Class
Article Review # 99993
The American Middle Class
This paper compares two articles, which discuss the struggles of the American middle class: "Life at the Top in America Isn't Just Better, It's Longer," by Janny Scott and "Angela Whitiker's Climb," by Isabel Wilkerson.
980 words (approx. 3.9 pages) |
2 sources |
MLA | 2007
Paper Summary:
This paper explains that the two articles, "Life at the Top in America Isn't Just Better, It's Longer" and "Angela Whitaker's Climb", address the struggles many peoples face in rising to middle-class "respectability" and comfort. The author points out that these articles show that social class determines not only the "creature comforts" one will enjoy in a lifetime but also the length of life one will be able to devote to those comforts. The paper concludes that, while the Wilkerson article raises some compelling points, the Scott article is more powerful because it juxtaposes the differential experiences of people who may share the same tragedies but not the same possibilities of recovery and ultimate success.From the Paper:
"As well, while both articles view poverty as a "trap" from which few escape, the Scott article is especially evocative because it actually captures what poverty means in terms of length of life and the extent to which that life will be complicated by health maladies that greater wealth could have avoided. Finally, both articles, to their credit, note how spouses in working-class and even middle-class homes must work together in order to ensure that the house, the cars and the children's educations are tended to."Sample of Sources Used:
- Scott, Janny. "Life at the Top in America Isn't Just Better, It's Longer." New York Times: Class Matters. 16 May. 2005. New York Times Company. 26 Oct. 2006 <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/16/national/class/HEALTH-FINAL.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5088&en=8359d268f2ff6171&ex=1273896000&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>
- Wilkerson, Isabel. "Angela Whitiker's Climb." New York Times: Class Matters. 12 Jun. 2005. New York Times Company. 26 Oct. 2006 <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/national/class/ANGELA-FINAL.html?ex=1276228800&en=cd0384dc26a867d7&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss>
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The American Middle Class (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Article-Review-The-American-Middle-Class/99993
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"The American Middle Class" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Article-Review-The-American-Middle-Class/99993>
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