Bridging the Divide - Working-Class Culture in a Middle-Class Society (Hardcover)

In Bridging the Divide, Jack Metzgar attempts to determine the differences between working-class and middle-class cultures in the United States. Drawing on a wide range of multidisciplinary sources, Metzgar writes as a now middle-class professional with a working-class upbringing, explaining the various ways the two cultures conflict and complement each other, illustrated by his own lived experiences. Set in a historical framework that reflects on how both class cultures developed, adapted, and survived through decades of historical circumstances, Metzgar challenges professional middle-class views of both the working-class and themselves. In the end, he argues for the creation of a cross-class coalition of what he calls "standard-issue professionals" with both hard-living and settled-living working people and outlines some policies that could help promote such a unification if the two groups had a better understanding of their differences and how to use those differences to their advantage. Bridging the Divide mixes personal stories and theoretical concepts to give us a compelling look inside the current complex position of the working-class in American culture and a view of what it could be in the future.

General

Imprint:	ILR Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2021
Authors:	Jack Metzgar
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-5017-6031-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5017-6031-9
Barcode:	9781501760310

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