The Hidden Injuries of Class - Softcover

Sennett, Richard

 
9780521292146: The Hidden Injuries of Class

Synopsis

Physical description; xi, 275 pp., 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-275). Contents; Introduction: Hidden injuries. Part 1: The sources of injury. Badges of ability. Sacrifice and betrayal. The uses of injured dignity. Part 2: Dreams and defenses. The divided self. Freedom. Conclusion: A flawed humanism. Subjects; Working class United States. Labor and laboring. Social classes.

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Review

Their work is subtle, refined and sympathetic. It is an excellent example of social-science work in which the authors do not pretend impartiality but state their values and allow their readers to learn from their findings and argue with their conclusions.

About the Author

Richard Sennett's books include The Corrosion of Character, Flesh and Stone, and Respect. He was the founding director of the New York Institute for the Humanities and now teaches sociology at New York University and at the London School of Economics.

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