The dignity of working men : morality and the boundaries of race, class, and immigration /

"Michele Lamont takes us into the world inhabited by working-class men - the world as they understand it. Interviewing black and white working-class men who, because they are not college graduates, have limited access to high-paying jobs and other social benefits, she constructs a revealing por...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lamont, Michèle, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Cambridge, Mass. : Russell Sage Foundation ; Harvard University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Blue collar workers > United States.
Blue collar workers > France.
Men > Employment > United States.
Men > Employment > France.
Working class > United States.
Working class > France.
Work ethic > United States.
Work ethic > France.
Cols bleus > États-Unis.
Cols bleus > France.
Hommes > Travail > États-Unis.
Hommes > Travail > France.
Travailleurs > États-Unis.
Travailleurs > France.
Éthique du travail > États-Unis.
Éthique du travail > France.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Blue collar workers.
Men > Employment.
Work ethic.
Working class.
Arbeiders.
Zelfbeeld.
Moraal.
Klassenbewustzijn.
Menselijke waardigheid.
Etnische betrekkingen.
France.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Making sense of their worlds
  • PART I: AMERICAN WORKERS: The world in moral order
  • Euphemized racism: moral qua racial boundaries
  • Assessing "people abuse" and "people below"
  • PART II: THE UNITED STATES COMPARED: Workers compared
  • Racism compared
  • Class boundaries compared
  • Conclusion: Toward a new agenda
  • Appendix A: Methods and analysis
  • Appendix B: The context of the interview: economic insecurity, globalization, and places
  • Appendix C: Interviewees.

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