White Collar The American Middle Classes

Author : C. Wright Mills
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 415 pages
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Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199763580

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In print for fifty years, White Collar by C. Wright Mills is considered a standard on the subject of the new middle class in twentieth-century America. This landmark volume demonstrates how the conditions and styles of middle class life--originating from elements of both the newer lower and upper classes--represent modern society as a whole. By examining white-collar life, Mills aimed to learn something about what was becoming more typically "American" than the once-famous Western frontier character. He painted a picture instead of a society that had evolved into a business-based milieu, viewing America instead as a great salesroom, an enormous file, and a new universe of management. Russell Jacoby, author of The End of Utopia and The Last Intellectuals, contributes a new Afterword to this edition, in which he reflects on the impact White Collar had at its original publication and considers what it means to our society today. "A book that persons of every level of the white collar pyramid should read and ponder. It will alert them to their condition for their better salvation."-Horace M. Kaellen, The New York Times (on the first edition)

Author : C Wright 1916-1962 Mills
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 404 pages
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Release : 2015-08-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297575598

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White Collar; The American Middle Classes by C Wright 1916-1962 Mills Pdf

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Author : C. Wright Mills
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243714351

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White Collar by C. Wright Mills Pdf

Author : C Wright 1916-1962 Mills
Publisher : Legare Street Press
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White Collar; the American Middle Classes by C Wright 1916-1962 Mills Pdf

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Author : C Wright Mills
Publisher : Unknown
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Release : 1961
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1200052247

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White Collar; the American Middle Class by C Wright Mills Pdf

Author : C. Wright Mills
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 402 pages
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Release : 2018-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0353305014

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White Collar; The American Middle Classes by C. Wright Mills Pdf

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Author : C. Wright Mills
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 410 pages
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Release : 2015-07-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 133124630X

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White Collar by C. Wright Mills Pdf

Excerpt from White Collar: The American Middle Classes 1. The World of the Small Entrepreneur, 3 1. The Old Middle Classes, 3 2. Property, Freedom and Security, 7 3. The self-balancing Society, 9 2. The Transformation of Property, 13 1. The Rural Debacle, 15 2. Business Dynamics, 20 3. The lumpen-bourgeoisie, 28 3. The Rhetoric of Competition, 34 1. The Competitive Way of Life, 35 2. The Independent Farmer, 40 3. The Small Business Front, 44 4. Political Persistence, 54. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : C. Wright 1916-1962 Mills
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
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Release : 2015-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 129803003X

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White Collar; The American Middle Classes - Scholar's Choice Edition by C. Wright 1916-1962 Mills Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Alfred Lubrano
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781118039724

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Limbo by Alfred Lubrano Pdf

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 Americans, these stories will serve as familiar reminders of the struggles of achieving the American Dream.

Author : C Wright Mills
Publisher : Pantianos Classics
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1789872634

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White Collar by C Wright Mills Pdf

C. Wright Mills incisive analysis of the American white-collar worker is a classic of sociology, the author's ideas and terms making a lasting effect on sociological enquiry and popular consciousness. Writing in 1950, most of Mills' study concerns the first half of the 20th century; the trends underpinning a change in workplace culture, such as increasing urban populations and workers in the services industry. This new class of worker was invariably based in some form of office, wearing formal white buttoned shirts - hence, white-collar workers. The culture and behaviors of these workers are described, how many are part of an expanding bureaucracy, and have new standards of prestige and consumption. For the first time, phenomena such as the career woman and the worker employed chiefly for charisma or personality is observed. While previously a rare curiosity, both sexes striving for success and recognition in urban careers underpins the overall culture. Mills also contrasts white-collar culture as consisting mostly of mental rather than physical labor. The sector in general is shown as reluctant to unionize; partly this is due to unions being unavailable, and partly it is a sense held by white-collar workers that their life situation differs from factory or other manual labor.

Author : David Weisburd,Walter E Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice David Weisburd,Stanton Wheeler,Elin Waring,Nancy Bode
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 0300049528

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Crimes of the Middle Classes by David Weisburd,Walter E Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice David Weisburd,Stanton Wheeler,Elin Waring,Nancy Bode Pdf

Provides a portrait of white-collar criminals and their punishments. The authors of this book argue that white-collar crime is committed largely by the middle classes and as opportunities for financial wrong-doing increase so will people's susceptability.

Author : Nicholas Carnes
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226087283

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White-Collar Government by Nicholas Carnes Pdf

Eight of the last twelve presidents were millionaires when they took office. Millionaires have a majority on the Supreme Court, and they also make up majorities in Congress, where a background in business or law is the norm and the average member has spent less than two percent of his or her adult life in a working-class job. Why is it that most politicians in America are so much better off than the people who elect them— and does the social class divide between citizens and their representatives matter? With White-Collar Government, Nicholas Carnes answers this question with a resounding—and disturbing—yes. Legislators’ socioeconomic backgrounds, he shows, have a profound impact on both how they view the issues and the choices they make in office. Scant representation from among the working class almost guarantees that the policymaking process will be skewed toward outcomes that favor the upper class. It matters that the wealthiest Americans set the tax rates for the wealthy, that white-collar professionals choose the minimum wage for blue-collar workers, and that people who have always had health insurance decide whether or not to help those without. And while there is no one cause for this crisis of representation, Carnes shows that the problem does not stem from a lack of qualified candidates from among the working class. The solution, he argues, must involve a variety of changes, from the equalization of campaign funding to a shift in the types of candidates the parties support. If we want a government for the people, we have to start working toward a government that is truly by the people. White-Collar Government challenges long-held notions about the causes of political inequality in the United States and speaks to enduring questions about representation and political accountability.

Author : C. Wright Mills
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199756353

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White Collar by C. Wright Mills Pdf

In print for fifty years, White Collar by C. Wright Mills is considered a standard on the subject of the new middle class in twentieth-century America. This landmark volume demonstrates how the conditions and styles of middle class life--originating from elements of both the newer lower and upper classes--represent modern society as a whole. By examining white-collar life, Mills aimed to learn something about what was becoming more typically "American" than the once-famous Western frontier character. He painted a picture instead of a society that had evolved into a business-based milieu, viewing America instead as a great salesroom, an enormous file, and a new universe of management. Russell Jacoby, author of The End of Utopia and The Last Intellectuals, contributes a new Afterword to this edition, in which he reflects on the impact White Collar had at its original publication and considers what it means to our society today. "A book that persons of every level of the white collar pyramid should read and ponder. It will alert them to their condition for their better salvation."-Horace M. Kaellen, The New York Times (on the first edition)

Author : Mark W. Robbins
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472130337

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Middle Class Union by Mark W. Robbins Pdf

Examines the birth of the American middle class as white-collar workers used their growing consumer identity to organize politically

Author : Christopher P. Wilson
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780820336978

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White Collar Fictions by Christopher P. Wilson Pdf

In White Collar Fictions Christopher P. Wilson explores how turn-of-the-century literary representations of "white collar" Americans--the "middle" social strata H.L. Mencken dismissed as boobus Americanus--were actually part and parcel of a new social class coming to terms with its own power, authority, and contradictions. An innovative study that integrates literary analysis with social-history research, the book reexamines the life and work of Sherwood Anderson and Sinclair Lewis--as well as such nearly forgotten authors as O. Henry, Edna Ferber, Robert Grant, and Elmer Rice. Between 1885 and 1925 America underwent fundamental social changes. The family business faded with the rise of the modern corporation; mid-level clerical work grew rapidly; the "white collar" ranks--sales clerks, accountants, lawyers, advertisers, "middle managers, and professionals--expanded between capital and labor. During this same period, Wilson shows, white collar characters took on greater prominence within American literature and popular culture. Magazines like the Saturday Evening Post idolized "average Americans," while writers such as Sherwood Anderson and Sinclair Lewis produced portraits of "middle America" in Winesburg, Ohio and Babbitt. By investigating the material experience and social vocabularies within white collar life itself, Wilson uncovers the ways in which writers helped create a new cultural vocabulary--"Babbittry," the "little people," the "Average American"--That served to redefine power, authority, and commonality in American society.