An analysis of change in the middle levels of the American class
structure. Dr Mackenzie's study is designed to test the common
assertion in the press and in recent American academic sociology
that the line separating the working class from the middle class is
becoming increasingly blurred, leading to the embourgeoisement of
large numbers of skilled blue-collar workers. In the course of his
research he conducted intensive interviews with skilled craftsmen,
routine white-collar workers and managers. (The latter were seen as
being a middle class 'control group'.) The survey was carried out
in Providence, Rhode Island. The author's central conclusion is
that class barriers are not breaking down in American society at
the present time - that large numbers of blue collar workers are
not becoming absorbed into the middle class. Rather, it is
suggested, craftsmen are in a class by themselves, isolated both
from the traditional working class and the established middle
class.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Sociology |
| Release date: |
November 1973 |
| First published: |
1973 |
| Authors: |
Gavin Mackenzie
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
220 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-09825-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
General
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| LSN: |
0-521-09825-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780521098250 |
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