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In What Is Destined To Become One Of The Most Important Books Published This Year, Lillian Rubin Takes Us Inside The Lives, Hearts, And Minds Of America's Working-class Families And Lets Us Hear Them Speak. With An Eloquence Rivaling That Of Her Earlier Classic, Worlds Of Pain, Lillian Rubin Lays Bare The Dreams, Disappointments, Insecurities, Loves, And Hates Of Those She Calls The Invisible Americans. Based On Nearly Four Hundred Interviews With Working-class Men, Women, And Children Of Different Races And Ethnic Groups, Dr. Rubin Looks At The Social, Cultural, And Economic Changes Of The Last Two Decades And Explores Their Impact On Family Life. With The Sensitivity And Compassion For Which Her Work Is Renowned, She Shows Us How Much All Working-class Families - White, Black, Latino, Or Asian - Have In Common And How Valiantly They Cope With The Many Challenges In Their Lives. And In A Brilliant Sociological And Psychological Analysis, She Also Explores How The Failing Economy Has Helped To Create Seemingly Unbridgeable Divisions Among Them. In This Context, She Explains How The Social And Economic Realities Of Working-class Family Life Form The Backdrop Against Which Racial And

Author

Rubin, Lillian B.

Publisher

HarperPerennial

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060167417

Subjects

Sociology, Gender Studies, Social_sciences

Updated

2026-03-24