The Hidden Injuries of Class

About this book

In this intrepid groundbreaking book Richard Sennett and Jonathan Cobb uncover and define a new form of class conflict in America an internal conflict in the heart and mind of the blue-collar worker who measures his own value against those lives and occupations to which our society gives a special premium. 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.