The American dream in the information age

"America's current transformation from an industrial to a new information-based culture presents new challenges to as well as new perspectives on old debates. This book explores the changing nature of the American dream in the context of past, current and impending developments." "The authors investigate the concept of American exceptionalism and examine how the melting pot is coping with race relations, and changing demographics. The domestic and global constraints on the agenda of government and the prospects for tackling social exclusion are explored."--Jacket.