Introduction: achieving mediocrity -- What was glorious about the glorious 30? -- The rise of professional middle-class labor -- Working-class agency in place -- "At least we ought to be able to" -- There is a genuine working-class culture -- Categorical differences in class cultures -- Ceding control to gain control -- Taking it and living in the moments -- Working-class realism -- Epilogue: two good class cultures
Summary
"An interpretation of the differences between working-class and professional-middle-class cultures in the U.S. since World War II, exploring how these class cultures both conflict with and complement each other"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 22, 2021)