Limbo:blue-collar roots, white-collar dreams
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Published: |
Wiley,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ |
Publication Dates: | c2004. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 248 p.: ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
0471263761 9780471263760 0471714399 (pbk.) 9780471714392 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | D771 |
CLC: | D771.261 |
Call Number: | D771.261/L929 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Bricklayer's son : the birth and clash of values -- Crawling out of the black hole : the pain of transition -- The shock of education : how college corrupts -- Culture conflicts : first encounters with the upper classes -- Going home : an identity changed forever -- Office politics : the blue-collar way -- Class, love and progeny : the ultimate battle -- Duality : the never-ending struggle with identity. |