Zusammenfassung
Seit dem letzten Drittel des 20. Jahrhunderts haben sich wichtige Merkmale der amerikanischen Sozialstruktur verändert. Hierzu gehört insbesondere die Herausforderung des demografischen Wandels, der sich in der Erwerbs- und Beschäftigungsstruktur bemerkbar macht und etwa gegenüber der alternden Bevölkerung soziale und gesundheitspolitische Maßnahmen verlangt. Die Entwicklung zu einer zunehmenden und sich in den Sozialschichten verfestigenden Einkommens- und Vermögensungleichheit berührt den Kern des amerikanischen Selbstverständnisses von Chancengleichheit und der Möglichkeit vom sozialen Aufstieg.
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Murswieck, A. (2014). Sozialstruktur der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. In: Lammert, C., Siewert, M., Vormann, B. (eds) Handbuch Politik USA. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04125-0_3-1
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