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.
- ISBN10 6612355611
- ISBN13 9786612355615
- Publish Date 18 August 1989 (first published 1 January 1989)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 28 June 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of California Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 315
- Language English