Limbo Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams

Name: Limbo Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams
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ISBN: 9780471714392

ISBN-10: 0471714399

ISBN-13: 9780471714392

Edition: 2004

Authors: Alfred Lubrano

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In Limbo, award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano identifies and describes an overlooked cultural phenomenon: the internal conflict within individuals raised in blue-collar homes, now living white-collar lives. These people often find that the values of the working class are not sufficient guidance to navigate the white-collar world, where unspoken rules reflect primarily upper-class values. Torn between the world they were raised in and the life they aspire too, they hover between worlds, not quite accepted in either. Himself the son of a Brooklyn bricklayer, Lubrano informs his account with personal experience and interviews with other professionals living in limbo. For millions of…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/22/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.90" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Introduction



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


Conclusion


Endnotes


Source Notes


Acknowledgments


Index