polarization of, 3– 4 , 130
poor, the
definition and use of term, 11
geographic mobility of, 37 , 41
government benefits for, 21– 23 , 100 , 101 , 124
income of, 11
parenting approaches of, 53– 54
“working class” as euphemism for, 11
working-class resentment of, 13– 23
poverty rates
among children, 3 , 102
among elderly, 102
pregnancy
outside marriage, 41
teenage, 40
presidential election of 1968, 123
presidential election of 1972, 123
presidential election of 2008, 121
presidential election of 2012, 110
presidential election of 2016. See also Clinton, Hillary; Trump, Donald
African-American voters in, 110
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