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声明
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Criteria of the American New Middle Class
1.1 The facets of social class
1.1.1 The existence of social class in American society
1.1.2 The criteria of social class
1.2 The middle class and the American new middle class
1.2.1 The main criteria of the American middle class
1.2.2 The main criteria of the American new middle class
Chapter 2 The Formation of the American New Middle Class in the Industrial Society as the Historical Background
2.1 The decline of the American old middle class in the industrial society
2.2 The formation of the American new middle class in the industrial society
2.3The main differences between the old middle class and the new middle class
Chapter 3 The Rise of the American New Middle Class in the Post-industrial Society since the 1950s
3.1 The impacts of the post-industrial society on the rise of the American new middle class since the 1950s
3.2The main contributing factors of the American new middle class identification
3.2.1Education-the main“ladder”for the rise of the American new middle class
3.2.2 Consumption - the main“stimulus” for the American new middle class identification
Chapter 4 The Decline and Subsistence of the American New Middle Class since the 1970s
4.1 The decline of the American new middle class since the 1970s
4.1.1 The main manifestations of the American new middle class in the decline since the 1970s
4.1.2 The main factors causing the decline of the American new middle class since the 1970s
4.2 The subsistence of the American new middle class
4.2.1 The construction of modern welfarism by the government
4.2.2 The change of their consumption concept
4.2.3 The subsistence through improving their competing abilities
Conclusion
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