1 The American Dream: Origins and Prospects 2 On Being Made of the Right
Stuff: The Case for Merit 3 The Silver Spoon: Inheritance and the Staggered
Start 4 It's Not What You Know But . . .: Social and Cultural Capital 5
Making the Grade: Education and Mobility 6 I Did It My Way: The Decline of
Self-Employment and the Ascent of Corporations 7 The Luck Factor: Being in
the Right Place at the Right Time: 8 Mobility Through Marriage: The
Cinderella Effect 9 An Unlevel Playing Field: Racism, Sexism, and Other
Isms 10 Growing Inequality in the Twenty-First Century: What Can Be Done?
