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Middle class --- Bourgeoisie --- Commons (Social order) --- Middle classes --- Social classes --- Social life and customs. --- Attitudes. --- Social conditions --- McDowell County (W. Va.) --- McDowell Co., W. Va. --- History. --- Social conditions.

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Discussions of class make many Americans uncomfortable. This accessible book makes class visible in everyday life. Solely identifying political and economic inequalities between classes offers an incomplete picture of class dynamics in America, and may not connect with people's lived experiences. In Reading Classes, Barbara Jensen explores the anguish caused by class in our society, identifying classism-or anti-working class prejudice-as a central factor in the reproduction of inequality in America. Giving voice to the experiences and inner lives of working-class people, Jensen-a community and counseling psychologist-provides an in-depth, psychologically informed examination of how class in America is created and re-created through culture, with an emphasis on how working- and middle-class cultures differ and conflict. This book is unique in its claim that working-class cultures have positive qualities that serve to keep members within them, and that can haunt those who leave them behind.Through both autobiographical reflections on her dual citizenship in the working class and middle class and the life stories of students, clients, and relatives, Jensen brings into focus the clash between the realities of working-class life and middle-class expectations for working-class people. Focusing on education, she finds that at every point in their personal development and educational history, working-class children are misunderstood, ignored, or disrespected by middle-class teachers and administrators. Education, while often hailed as a way to "cross classes," brings with it its own set of conflicts and internal struggles. These problems can lead to a divided self, resulting in alienation and suffering for the upwardly mobile student. Jensen suggests how to increase awareness of the value of working-class cultures to a truly inclusive American society at personal, professional, and societal levels.

Classism --- Working class --- Social classes --- Social stratification --- Commons (Social order) --- Labor and laboring classes --- Laboring class --- Labouring class --- Working classes --- Labor --- Attitude (Psychology) --- Prejudices --- Social perception --- Stratification, Social --- Equality --- Social structure --- Social conditions. --- Employment

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Sports --- Middle class --- Bourgeoisie --- Commons (Social order) --- Middle classes --- Social classes --- Field sports --- Pastimes --- Recreations --- Recreation --- Athletics --- Games --- Outdoor life --- Physical education and training --- History. --- Social aspects --- History --- Social conditions

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Souvent perçues - et convoitées - comme le noyau stable de la société, les classes moyennes sont en réalité le lieu où s'expriment les aspirations les plus intenses à l'ascension sociale et les craintes les plus aiguës face au déclin. La droite cherche traditionnellement à les enrôler dans ses combats contre l'Etat-providence et ses " assistés ", tandis que la gauche rêve de les allier aux classes populaires dans une lutte commune contre les privilégiés et les ultra-riches ; mais droite et gauche confondues ne manquent jamais de noircir le déclassement qui les frapperait indistinctement. S'appuyant sur un ensemble d'enquêtes inédites, ce livre passe ces idées toutes faites au crible et démontre comment les familles des classes moyennes ont su en réalité maintenir leur position tout au long de ces trente dernières années, au terme d'une lutte sociale sans merci pour les statuts professionnels les plus protégés, les quartiers de résidence les plus sûrs et les diplômes les plus recherchés.

Middle class --- Bourgeoisie --- Social conditions --- France --- 316.343.6 --- Sociale differentiatie in burgerlijke en kapitalistische maatschappijvormen in de Moderne Tijden --- 316.343.6 Sociale differentiatie in burgerlijke en kapitalistische maatschappijvormen in de Moderne Tijden --- Commons (Social order) --- Middle classes --- Social classes --- Middle class - France --- Middle class - France - Social conditions --- Middle class - France - 21st century --- France - Social conditions --- France - Social conditions - 21st century

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After decades of stagnation, the size of Latin America's middle class recently expanded to the point where, for the first time ever, the number of people in poverty is equal to the size of the middle class. This volume investigates the nature, determinants and possible consequences of this remarkable process of social transformation. We propose an original definition of the middle class, tailor-made for Latin America, centered on the concept of economic security and thus a low probability of falling into poverty. Given our definition of the middle class, there are four, not three, classes...

Households --- Income --- Middle class --- Occupational mobility --- Social mobility --- Economic aspects --- Latin America --- Economic conditions. --- Mobility, Social --- Job mobility --- Mobility, Occupational --- Bourgeoisie --- Commons (Social order) --- Middle classes --- Family income --- Fortunes --- Household income --- Personal income --- Social conditions --- Sociology --- Social classes --- Economics --- Finance --- Property --- Wealth --- Gross national product --- Profit --- Purchasing power --- Population --- Families --- Home economics