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The hidden injuries of class

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W. W. Norton & Company, 1993 - Business & Economics - 275 pages
The authors conclude that in the games of hierarchical respect, no class can emerge the victor; and that true egalitarianism can be achieved only by rediscovering diverse concepts of human dignity. Examining personal feelings in terms of a totality of human relations, and looking beyond the struggle for economic survival, The Hidden Injuries of Class takes an important step forward in the sociological critique of everyday life.
  

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User Review  - Catherine - Goodreads

Limited. Not that I didn't get a few insights out of it, but it was published in 1966, and seems very much a product of its time. Looks at class in the USA without real consideration for its ... Read full review

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User Review  - courtney - Goodreads

I understand why this is an important book, and it actually taught me some stuff about my own family, but it is just ok overall. Big gaps in terms of race and gender, but that's the time it was written in... I guess...... Read full review

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The Hidden Injuries of Class. New York: Ran- dom House, 1973, pp. 275 It is Sennett and Cobb's contention that their book provides new insights into the ...
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The Hidden Injuries of Class explores how the impact of social class affects people’s feeling of self-worth, adequacy, ability and respect. ...
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ED117484 - The Hidden Injuries of Class. ... Title: The Hidden Injuries of Class. Authors: Sennett, Richard; Cobb, Jonathan ...
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The Hidden Injuries of Class, by Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb
Class is like a fur coat-soft and warm to wrap around you if you have it, a constant goad and affront if you're one of those left out in the cold
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The Hidden Injuries of Class: Connexions Library
The Hidden Injuries of Class. Sennett, Richard; Cobb, Jonathon Publisher: Random House, Toronto, Canada Year Published: 1972 First Published: 1966 ...
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Book with Two Authors
New York: Vintage; 1972. 275 p. Name-Year Sennett R, Cobb J. 1972. The hidden injuries of class. New York: Vintage. 275 p. ...
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Bent Out of Shape by Flexibility
Mr. Sennett, who with Jonathan Cobb wrote "The Hidden Injuries of Class" in 1972, has been watching workers for a while. And he stresses that he is not ...
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Review Essa Y : Class, Consciousness and American Politics: CLASS ...
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About the author (1993)

Richard Sennett teaches sociology at the London School of Economics and New York University

Jonathan Cobb is a former associate of the Center for the Study of Public Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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