The American perception of class (Labor and social change) - Softcover

 
9780877224365: The American perception of class (Labor and social change)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0877224366 ISBN 13: 9780877224365
Publisher: Temple University Press, 1836

Synopsis

This provocative book presents a new vision of the American working class

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Review

"[P]resents an extremely interesting and important theoretical argument which speaks to many issues in political science and sociology... The book challenges conventional wisdom about the relations between empirical evidence and academic interpretations of that evidence..." --Jennifer Hochschild "In a careful and thorough manner, Vanneman and Cannon have reconsidered the perplexing question first posed in 1906 by Werner Sombart's Why Is There No Socialism in the United States? After meticulously reviewing and challenging mainstream explanations and research on the 'exceptional' lack of class consciousness within the American working class, the authors conclude that American workers have been misread and are remarkably accurate in their perceptions of classes and class relations... Using the best available data and most sophisticated theory and analysis, Vanneman and Cannon add life to what many believe to be a tired and defeated issue in neo-Marxist literature, and clearly demonstrate the power of structural analysis over psychological reductionism. The book is stylish, well ordered, and well written." --Choice

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Publisher
Temple University Press
Publication date
1836
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0877224366
ISBN 13 
9780877224365
Binding
Paperback

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