Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Period of Performance

9/1/1975 - 8/31/1976

Funding Totals

$14,000.00 (approved)
$14,000.00 (awarded)


The American Dream and Expressions of Community in United States History

FAIN: FB-12386-75

Joseph Tripp
Citadel, The (Charleston, SC 29409-0001)

To examine the ideas and valves of the U.S. as expressed through the "American Dream", i.e. that success will come to those who acquire the habits of individualism self-reliance, thrift, sobriety, etc. P.I. will examine how this individualism has affected the American sense of community.