middle class

Describes the functions and importance of family during the age of William Shakespeare, and discusses how family was represented within Shakespeare's written works, portrayed on stage, and more.

The author challenges the comments made by entertainer Bill Cosby at the 2004 NAACP dinner that poverty, high crime rate, and illiteracy among poor African Americans is a direct result of their own self-destructive behavior.

Argues that government, big business, and the elite have damaged America's middle class by reducing demand for its skilled workforce thereby reducing its buying power and influence on the economy.

Frivilous widow Lilia Herriton sets off a tragic chain of events when she travels to Italy with the blessing of her mother-in-law, only to meet and marry a totally unsuitable Italian youth.

A novel tracing the relationship between parents and children through several generations of the Pontifex family, a middle class English family.

Traces the history of America's downtown department stores, discussing how they stores reflected the economic and cultural atmosphere of the era and how they shaped many Americans' views on society and status.