Ewen's purpose is to inform the reader of the materialistic rise in the American modern middle class. ... Stating the origin of their rise, the Industrial Revolution. ... This new sense of achievement created by the industrial revolution allowed them to believe that they had made it, they achieve the American dream. ... Ewen states, "American society-gave rise to a notion of class defined, almost exclusively by patterns of consumption" (187). ... He begins by stating the relationship between the citizen and consumerism (Morgan 56). ...

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If these gaps continue and more and more problems begin to arise from inequality a revolution may be in the near future. ... With this huge of a gap it comes as a surprise that only a small portion of American adults are actually aware of how large the gap is. ... According to democracy if a concentration of wealth begins to appear within a smaller group then they vote to have the concentration redistributed. ... According to Eduardo Porter in 2014 during the Progressive era in America the revolt was caused by upper middle class people (Lawyers, professors, etc.). ... The question we are lef...

• Word Count: 1441
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The need for better individual and human rights are often the initial trigger for change or revolution. ... Reevaluation is often overlooked or ignored until there is a revolution by the people forcing the government to change human and individual rights. ... Attempts to start a revolution within the working class began by reformed socialists such as George Sorel. ... The Americanization of Europe began, causing the implementation of more American values and morals into European culture. ... Without intervention from the government, the rift within societies will continue to grow, eventually c...

• Word Count: 2113
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The author's start off by describing how there are three key different approaches to how we can begin to understand what the new institutionalism is and that we can only understand it through the context of three separate elements. ... Culture is the institution, in this case and culture itself acts as a morphis of this institution, and this might be difficult to understand, but it begins with the norms and the values, as it pertains to religion, beliefs, perceptions, priorities etc Sociological Institution begins with a common identity. ... It is quite difficult to generalize communities...

• Word Count: 1790
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate