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american exceptionalism
american workers
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business economics
capitalism
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class
class consciousness
collective action
collective bargaining
collectivism
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ethnic differences
factory workers
labor
labor and work
labor industrial relations
marxist theory
nonfiction
organizations
political history
political science
race
racial differences
racism
rank and file
social movements
social science
social theory
solidarity
the economy
union meetings
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working class
Product details
- ISBN 9780520067950
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 18 Aug 1989
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Rick Fantasia is Associate Professor of Sociology at Smith College.
