The Right Mobilizes

Michael Perelman

Chapter Chapter 3 in The Confiscation of American Prosperity, 2007, pp 31-42 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The 1960s and early 1970s promised great change in the world. A vibrant job market gave workers and students the confidence to challenge the status quo, knowing that the economic consequence of incompliant behavior would not be very consequential. The majority of college students rejected the idea of a career in business, a choice made easier by the ease of getting by without climbing the career ladder (Vogel 1989, 54–57). Even more overtly, young people throughout the United States were flaunting their contempt for the status quo with the clothing they wore, the music they played, and the drugs they used.

Keywords: Social Movement; Civil Disobedience; Food Stamp Program; Career Ladder; Consumer Product Safety Commission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230607064_3

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