Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Selected Abbreviations and Acronyms ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Reforming the American Dream 12
6. 2. Pathways onto Welfare and into College 32
7. 3. Reformed Grassroots Activism 60
8. 4. Survival through College 82
9. 5. My Education Means Everything to Me 103
10. 6. Hope and Fear during the Great Recession 124
11. 7. Graduating into the Great Recession 147
12. 8. An American Dream for All 167
13. Afterword: Evolution of the American Dream 184
14. Appendix A: Methods Appendix 189
15. Appendix B: Profiles of Interview Participants in 2006 195
16. Acknowledgments 199
17. Notes 203
18. Index 223
19. About the Author 235