Coming Apart
A sociological study arguing that a new upper class and a new lower class have diverged in white America since the 1960s. Charles Murray uses data on education, marriage, crime, and religiosity to document the growing cultural separation between these groups.
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Ranked #402 of 1942 · 212 pages · Published 2012
Mentioned 2× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 2 episodes, most recently on Jan 13, 2026.
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Book data: ISBN 9781455161775. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.