Growing up Working Class Hidden Injuries and the Development of Angry White Men and Women
This enlightening auto-ethnography examines how social class (and other social institutions and structures) affect how people grow up. Primarily, the book investigates how American children and young adults are impacted by the "hidden injuries" of class, and offers a rich description of ho...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2017, 2017
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Where Does the Concrete End?: The Local Context of the Hidden Injuries of Class
- 3. Education: The Hidden Injuries of Class Begin
- 4. The Injuries Continue Into Adulthood
- 5. Friends and Sports: The Injuries Escalate and Become Personal
- 6. Structure and Culture: The Macro Context of Growing Up Working Class
- 7. Facebook: A Reunion of Angry (and Not so Angry)
- 8. Conclusions: Hard and Settled Living, Self-Confidence, and The Development of Angry (and Not so Angry) White Working-Class Men and Women