White working class : overcoming class cluelessness in America
by Williams, Joan, 1952- (Author)
Summary
"Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class. Meanwhile, members of the professional elite, journalists, managers, and establishment politicians--are on the outside looking in, left to argue over the reasons. In White Working Class, Joan C. Williams, descr... Full description
- Why talk about class?
- Who is the working class?
- Why does the working class resent the poor?
- Why does the working class resent professionals but admire the rich?
- Why doesn't the working class just move to where the jobs are?
- Why doesn't the working class get with it and go to college?
- Why don't they push their kids harder to succeed?
- Is the working class just racist?
- Is the working class just sexist?
- Don't they understand that manufacturing jobs aren't coming back?
- Why don't working-class men just take "pink-collar" jobs?
- Why don't the people who benefit most from government help seem to appreciate it?
- Can liberals embrace the white working class without abandoning important values and allies?
- Why are Democrats worse at connecting with the white working class than Republicans?