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The American perception of class

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

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

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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.