White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (996 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N276AU1 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Their dream is not to join the upper middle class, with its different culture, but to stay true to their own values in their own communities—just with more money. In White Working Class, Joan C. While white working-class motivations are often dismissed as racist or xenophobic, Williams shows that they have their own class consciousness.White Working Class is a blunt, bracing narrative that sketches a nuanced portrait of millions of people who have proven to be a potent political force. For anyone stunned by the rise of populist, nationalist movements, wondering why so many would seemingly vote against their own e
''No one should have an excuse for 'class cluelessness' after reading this book -- and everyone should read it.'' --Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America''Each chapter illuminates a core source of misunderstanding, and together they chart a way to bring the country together without abandoning the values of the minorities.'' --Arlie Russell Hochschild, author of Strangers in Their Own Land''Blunt, compelling, and tightly argued.'' --Tony Schwartz, author of The Way We're Working Isn't Working
Williams is Distinguished Professor of Law and Hastings Foundation Chair at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Joan C. Williams is frequently featured as an expert on social class.. Williams' work includes What Works for Women at Work, coauthored with Rachel Dempsey; Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What To Do about It; and such widely read reports as ''The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict,'' coauthored with Heath
This book made me think not only about the problems we face in society but also about ways to correct those problems. Amazon Customer. David This book made me think not only about our social problems and challenges but also about steps to address and correct those problems. I especially appreciated how well the author documented her ideas.. Great explaination of Trump vote I have read with great interest your book on the working class. It should be required reading for all Democratic party leaders as well as political scientists in my field of voting behavior It is not only highly informative, it is well written—a page-tu. A "must read" in today's America William H. Scott This book is a "must read" to understand the current political atmosphere in the United States. Written by a scholar, it explains the anger and frustration of core American workers, why they feel betrayed, and why they rejected Washington and the "liberal eli