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The Great American Lie(2020)

5.0(5)
1h 28m
2020-10-02

Examines how a US value system built on the extreme masculine ideals of money, power and control has glorified individualism, institutionalized inequality, and undermined the ability of most Americans to achieve the American Dream.

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Nicholas Kristof
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Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond
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Libby Schaaf
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Keywords

american dreamfemininitymasculinityeconomic inequality

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