Archive: Jessi Streib

• WCP: The Downwardly Mobile: How Some People Lose Class Privilege

  In the U.S., the expectation of upward mobility has begun to seem like magical thinking. Few Americans move up the social class ladder, and quite a few fall a few rungs down from the status their parents achieved. In Working-Class Perspectives this week, sociologist Jessi Streib looks at some of the factors that contribute to downward mobility.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Jessi Streib, John Russo, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives