aThis book will prove useful to teachers, students, researchers,
and activists as we struggle to understand how class is working in
the twenty-first century United States.a
--Peter Rachleff, professor of history, Macalester College, and
President, Working Class Studies Association
aBinds diverse, informed, often compellingly personal
explorationsof social and economic inequity together into a
revealing journey through the scarred terrain of todayas
working-class reality. This book should be off the shelf and in the
hands, and backpacks, of a new generation of working-class
activists who can lead the struggle to collectively claim a new
direction.a
--Jerry Tucker, former UAW International Executive Board Member
& co-founder of the Center for Labor Renewal
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina exposed to the world what
many U.S. politicians and pundits have long been able to ignore.
The media images that commanded our attention spoke loudly of the
class and racial divisions that still exist in the United States
today. Despite the stock market gains of the 1990s, which increased
the ranks of millionaires and created greater wealth for those
already wealthy, U.S. society has witnessed a dramatic increase in
class inequality over that last two decades. A host of newly
available research indicates that the United States is afar more
classbound society than was previously supposed. The rich are
becoming both relatively and absolutely richer while the poor are
becoming relatively, if not absolutely, poorer.
More Unequal: Aspects of Class in the United States is a
sobering examination of the dynamics of class relations today. John
Bellamy Foster, William K. Tabb, David Roediger, Stephanie Luce,
and Mark Brenner-- among others-- contribute essays that challenge
many of our assumptions about class and provide a multilayered
analysis. Topics include the impact of social and economic policy
on class; wealth and prospects for the working poor; undocumented
workers and their exploitation in the U.S. informal economy; race
and class struggles post-Hurricane Katrina; women and class over
the last forty years; and education reform and the devastating
effects for public schooling. Editor, Michael D. Yates shares a
personal story of his working-class life and values, the shaping of
his political consciousness, and the people and ideas that inspired
his teaching.
For the vast majority of us, a strong work ethic and desire to
see the next generation in better circumstances are no longer
enough. The barriers separating classes are hardening. Class
inequality manifests itself in wealth, income, and occupation, but
also in education, consumption, and health. More Unequal: Aspects
of Class in the United States demonstrates that an analysis of
society as a whole-- its relationships of power, conflict, and
potential for social change-- is not possible without a thorough
investigation of the role and meaning of class.
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