成功无门
Ain't no makin' it
Jay MacLeod · 初版 1987 年
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作者深入体验了 Clarendon Heights 的青少年底层世界。Hallway Hangers 是该社区的一个小帮派，表现为愤世嫉俗且具有自毁倾向的混混。另一群人 Brothers 则将“美国梦”铭记于心，渴望跻身受人尊敬的中产阶级。具有讽刺意味的是，Hallway Hangers 大多是白人；而 Brothers 几乎全为黑人。通过对比这两个群体，MacLeod 发人深省地揭示了贫困是如何一代代延续下去的。本版保留了对友谊、家庭、学校和工作的生动描写，这些正是让第一版
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……在美国发生的一种很有意思的现象。社会向上流动几乎从未发生过，但但在极少数成功案例出现时，它们就会被拿来当作“美国梦”的证明。书《Ain't No Makin' It》（http://www.amazon.com/Aint-Makin-Aspirations-Attainment-Neig...）在解释这些社会学问题方面做得很好。完全有理由推断，来自“艰难背景”的聪明孩子不太……
…interesting phenomenon that happens in the US. Upward social mobility almost never happens, but in the rare instance when it does, those examples are given as proof of the "American Dream". The book Ain't No Makin' It (http://www.amazon.com/Aint-Makin-Aspirations-Attainment-Neig...) does a good job of explaining the sociological issues. It's a fair assumption to say that bright kids from "tough backgrounds" are less…
我还没读过那本书。我推荐：《Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams》http://www.amazon.com/Limbo-Blue-Collar-Roots-White-Collar-D... 补充编辑：一本 Kindle 电子书要 25.52 美元（《Ain't No Makin' It》）？！所以可能想读它的人直接就被价格劝退买不起了。真是疯了。
I haven't read that book. I recommend: Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams http://www.amazon.com/Limbo-Blue-Collar-Roots-White-Collar-D... EDIT to add: $25.52 for a Kindle book (Ain't No Makin' It)?! So the people who would be interested in perhaps reading it are screened out from affording it. Insanity.