Privilege Lost

There are two narratives of the American class structure: one of a country with boundless opportunities for upward mobility and one of a rigid class system in which the rich stay rich while the poor stay poor. Each of these narratives holds some truth but each overlooks another. In <em>Privilege</em> <em>Lost</em> Jessi Streib traces the lives of over 100 youth born into the upper-middle-class. Following them for over ten years as they transition from teens to young adults Streib examines who falls from the upper-middle-class how and why don't they see it coming. In doing so she reveals the patterned ways that individuals' resources and identities push them onto mobility paths--and the complicated choices youth make between staying true to themselves and staying in their class position. Engaging and eye-opening <em>Privilege Lost </em>brings to life the stories of the downwardly mobile and highlights what they reveal about class privilege and American family life.<br>