LEADER 04203nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910812593203321 005 20230126202851.0 010 $a0-8014-6452-8 010 $a1-322-50424-5 010 $a0-8014-6405-6 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801464058 035 $a(CKB)2550000000100498 035 $a(OCoLC)794306979 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10559182 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000658277 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11414872 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000658277 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10680826 035 $a(PQKB)10217234 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138333 035 $a(DE-B1597)527077 035 $a(OCoLC)1100436219 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801464058 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse58316 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138333 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10559182 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL681706 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000100498 100 $a20111214d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReading classes$b[electronic resource] $eon culture and classism in America /$fBarbara Jensen 210 $aIthaca $cILR Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (262 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8014-4476-4 311 $a0-8014-7779-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPrologue : what part of Fridley are you from? -- Getting class -- The invisible ism -- Belonging versus becoming -- Behaving versus blooming -- Identity and resistance -- Across the great divide -- Pain in the promised land -- Gathering in Glenville. 330 $aDiscussions of class make many Americans uncomfortable. This accessible book makes class visible in everyday life. Solely identifying political and economic inequalities between classes offers an incomplete picture of class dynamics in America, and may not connect with people's lived experiences. In Reading Classes, Barbara Jensen explores the anguish caused by class in our society, identifying classism-or anti-working class prejudice-as a central factor in the reproduction of inequality in America. Giving voice to the experiences and inner lives of working-class people, Jensen-a community and counseling psychologist-provides an in-depth, psychologically informed examination of how class in America is created and re-created through culture, with an emphasis on how working- and middle-class cultures differ and conflict. This book is unique in its claim that working-class cultures have positive qualities that serve to keep members within them, and that can haunt those who leave them behind.Through both autobiographical reflections on her dual citizenship in the working class and middle class and the life stories of students, clients, and relatives, Jensen brings into focus the clash between the realities of working-class life and middle-class expectations for working-class people. Focusing on education, she finds that at every point in their personal development and educational history, working-class children are misunderstood, ignored, or disrespected by middle-class teachers and administrators. Education, while often hailed as a way to "cross classes," brings with it its own set of conflicts and internal struggles. These problems can lead to a divided self, resulting in alienation and suffering for the upwardly mobile student. Jensen suggests how to increase awareness of the value of working-class cultures to a truly inclusive American society at personal, professional, and societal levels. 606 $aClassism$zUnited States 606 $aWorking class$zUnited States$xSocial conditions 606 $aSocial classes$zUnited States 606 $aSocial stratification$zUnited States 615 0$aClassism 615 0$aWorking class$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aSocial classes 615 0$aSocial stratification 676 $a305.50973 700 $aJensen$b Barbara$f1953-$01665384 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812593203321 996 $aReading classes$94023968 997 $aUNINA