Cultures of Solidarity: Consciousness, Action, and Contemporary American Workers

Cultures of Solidarity: Consciousness, Action, and Contemporary American Workers
ISBN-10
0520909674
ISBN-13
9780520909670
Category
Political Science
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
1989-08-18
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Rick Fantasia

Description

A commonplace assumption about American workers is that they lack class consciousness. This perception has baffled social scientists, demoralized activists, and generated a significant literature on American exceptionalism. In this provocative book, a young sociologist takes the prevailing assumptions to task and sheds new light upon this very important issue. In three vivid case studies Fantasia explores the complicated, multi-faceted dynamics of American working-class consciousness and collective action.

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