The Other America : White Working Class Perspectives on Race, Identity and Change /

Challenging populist views about the white working class in the US, this book showcases what they really think about the defining issues in today's America. As the 2020 presidential elections draw near, this is an invaluable insight into the complex views on 2016 election candidates, race, iden...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beider, Harris (Author), Chahal, Kusminder (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2020.
Edition:1st.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Working class whites > Political activity > United States.
Working class whites > United States > Attitudes.
United States.
United States > Social conditions > 1980-
United States > Politics and government > 2017-2021.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Researching white working-class communities
  • 3. The lived experience of being white and working class
  • 4. Hope and change: choosing a president
  • 5. Talking about race, identity, and change
  • 6. The challenges of cross-racial coalition building
  • 7. Conclusion
  • References
  • Appendices
  • A. Focus group demographics
  • B. 2016 presidential election results by county and state for study sites
  • C. Regional perspective: race and ethnic profile
  • D. Local perspective: race and ethnic profile
  • E. Regional perspective: foreign-born population
  • F. Local perspective: foreign-born population
  • G. Regional perspective: demographics of white,non-Hispanic population
  • H. Local perspective: demographics of white, non-Hispanic population
  • Index
  • Back cover

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