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This Work Of Narrative Nonfiction Uncovers A Cultural Phenomenon, The Limbo Existence Of People Raised In Blue-collar Families, Living White-collar Lives. Its Approach Is Threefold: First, The Personal Story Of The Author Himself, A Working-class Kid From Brooklyn Who Crossed Over To The Middle Class After Attaining An Ivy League Education; Second, A Distillation Of Thought About Class And Mobility From Leading Experts; And Finally, And Most Importantly, The Stories Of More Than 100 Interviewees, All Straddlers Struggling With The Duality That Exists In Their Workplace, Their Hearts, And Their Minds. This Work Is A Treatise On The Lasting Consequences Of Class Mobility In America. Drawing On His Own Story As Well As On Dozens More From Individuals Who Share His Experience, The Author, A Journalist Sheds Light On The Predicament Of Some 13 Million Americans: Reconciling Their Blue-collar Upbringing With The White-collar World They Now Inhabit.^ The Son Of A Brooklyn Bricklayer, The Author Came Of Age In A Neighborhood Imbued With Typical Working-class Values Like The Importance Of Hard Work, Loyalty To Family And Community, And A Healthy Respect For Religion. Academically Gifted, He

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Author

Lubrano, Alfred

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781118039724

Category

education

Subjects

Medical, Social Science, Business

Rating

4.1 / 5 (515 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14