American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears
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American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears is a nonfiction book that examines the human and community consequences of deindustrialization and job loss in the United States through the stories of displaced factory workers.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears Context triple: [Farah Stockman, notableWork, American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears]
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A.
The Abolition of Work
The Abolition of Work is a 1985 anarchist essay by Bob Black that critiques wage labor and advocates for a society organized around voluntary play instead of compulsory work.
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B.
Good Economics for Hard Times
Good Economics for Hard Times is a popular economics book by Nobel laureates Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo that examines contemporary social and economic challenges through rigorous empirical research and accessible analysis.
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C.
There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
"There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century" is a political memoir and analysis by foreign policy expert Fiona Hill, exploring economic decline, populism, and the search for opportunity through her experiences in the UK, Russia, and the United States.
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D.
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working is a business and self-help book by Tony Schwartz that argues for managing energy rather than time to improve performance, health, and satisfaction at work.
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E.
The Stalled Society
The Stalled Society is a sociological work by Michel Crozier analyzing the structural and cultural causes of institutional paralysis and resistance to change in modern societies, particularly France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears Target entity description: American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears is a nonfiction book that examines the human and community consequences of deindustrialization and job loss in the United States through the stories of displaced factory workers.
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A.
The Abolition of Work
The Abolition of Work is a 1985 anarchist essay by Bob Black that critiques wage labor and advocates for a society organized around voluntary play instead of compulsory work.
-
B.
Good Economics for Hard Times
Good Economics for Hard Times is a popular economics book by Nobel laureates Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo that examines contemporary social and economic challenges through rigorous empirical research and accessible analysis.
-
C.
There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
"There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century" is a political memoir and analysis by foreign policy expert Fiona Hill, exploring economic decline, populism, and the search for opportunity through her experiences in the UK, Russia, and the United States.
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D.
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working is a business and self-help book by Tony Schwartz that argues for managing energy rather than time to improve performance, health, and satisfaction at work.
-
E.
The Stalled Society
The Stalled Society is a sociological work by Michel Crozier analyzing the structural and cultural causes of institutional paralysis and resistance to change in modern societies, particularly France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book about deindustrialization
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book about labor in the United States ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
American manufacturing sector decline
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offshoring of jobs ⓘ precarious employment ⓘ social safety net in the United States ⓘ |
| addresses |
future of blue-collar work in America
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policy debates about trade and globalization ⓘ role of corporations in community well-being ⓘ |
| context | late 20th and early 21st century U.S. economy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
community institutions under economic stress
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psychological effects of long-term unemployment ⓘ |
| examines |
changes in identity after job loss
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community decline after factory closures ⓘ family strain caused by unemployment ⓘ how workers adapt after losing stable employment ⓘ role of public policy in responding to deindustrialization ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
community impact of job loss
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displaced factory workers ⓘ human impact of plant shutdowns ⓘ |
| format | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
labor studies
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nonfiction ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of sociology and labor studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
deindustrialization in the United States
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economic insecurity ⓘ factory closures ⓘ job loss ⓘ social consequences of unemployment ⓘ working-class communities ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
case studies of individual workers
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reported storytelling ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States industrial towns
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linked to:
Rust Belt
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| theme |
dignity of work
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economic inequality ⓘ erosion of the American middle class ⓘ loss of social status ⓘ resilience and adaptation ⓘ role of work in personal identity ⓘ |
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