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The American perception of class Cover Image E-book

The American perception of class [electronic resource] / Reeve Vanneman and Lynn Weber Cannon.

Vanneman, Reeve. (Author). Cannon, Lynn Weber. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 1439918023
  • ISBN: 9781439918029
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (363 pages).
  • Publisher: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1987.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
American exceptionalism - Blaming the victim: psychological reductionism in class theory - Class divisions and status rankings: the social psychology of American stratification - Who is working class? - Class images - The decline of social class? - U.S. and British workers: same consciousness, different opportunities - Docile women? Pin money, homemaking, and class conflict - Fear and loathing? Ethnic hostility and working-class consciousness - Militant Blacks? The persistent significance of class - The American dream - Reversing the focus: capitalist strength and working-class consciousness.

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