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Revolt from the Middle - Emotional Stratification and Change in Post-Industrial Societies (Paperback)
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Revolt from the Middle - Emotional Stratification and Change in Post-Industrial Societies (Paperback)
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Those who address conflict resulting from differing socio-economic
groups (stratification systems) focus on the arousal of negative
emotions. Less frequently explored are the effects of positive
emotions, particularly among the middle classes in industrial and
post-industrial societies. In more developed societies, those
experiencing positive emotional energy far outnumber those who
endure negative emotions. Jonathan H. Turner sees the distribution
of positive and negative emotions in developed societies as another
basis for grouping people into socio-economic classifications. Such
distribution explains the commitments of middle classes to the
system and the lack of class-based social movements from lower
classes. Turner argues for Marx's theory when a population's vast
majority is consistently experiencing negative emotions, the
potential for revolution within society increases. Turner explains
why class-conflict potential is low in developed societies and how
it might increase if the middle classes lose their share of
resources. He notes the beginnings of this shift, but says that the
overall positive emotions of the middle class have not yet
transitioned from positive to negative. Capitalism will persist,
but it will be a reformed capitalism, especially in the United
States, as taxes and regulation by government assure higher levels
of resource redistribution to members of a society.
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