Rich, Free, and Miserable

John Brueggemann is professor of sociology and Quadracci Chair in Social Responsibility at Skidmore College. He is the author of Racial Competition and Class Solidarity and a number of journal articles, and he is a regular speaker on topics including class, race, inequality, and social change.

• AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Missing the Forest and Most of the Trees: What's Useful and What's Not in Current ConversationsChapter 3: Social Change and Continuity in U.S. HistoryChapter 4: Triumph of the MarketChapter 5: Economic Life: Winning the Rat RaceChapter 6: Civil Life: Cool iPods, Rolling Stops, and Fighting DadsChapter 7: Family Life: Frenzy and AtomizationChapter 8: Resetting the Moral CompassNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Rich, Free, and Miserable: The Failure of Success in America, examines why so many successful people are miserable, at work and at home, struggling emotionally and financially in the world’s most prosperous nation. Brueggemann’s book...is clearly written and easy to follow....[Brueggemann] drew upon existing research to try to diagnose what ails contemporary America. He cites numerous studies that show that Americans feel less connected to each other, that they have less time and that membership in civic organizations is declining.