{"product_id":"9781501760310-bridging-the-divide","title":"Bridging the Divide","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking-Class Culture in a Middle-Class Society. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridging the Divide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Jack Metzgar attempts to determine the differences between working-class and middle-class cultures in the United States. \u003c\/b\u003eDrawing on a wide range of multidisciplinary sources, Metzgar writes as a now middle-class professional with a working-class upbringing, explaining the various ways the two cultures conflict and complement each other, illustrated by his own lived experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in a historical framework that reflects on how both class cultures developed, adapted, and survived through decades of historical circumstances, Metzgar challenges professional middle-class views of both the working-class and themselves. In the end, he argues for the creation of a cross-class coalition of what he calls \"standard-issue professionals\" with both hard-living and settled-living working people and outlines some policies that could help promote such a unification if the two groups had a better understanding of their differences and how to use those differences to their advantage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridging the Divide\u003c\/i\u003e mixes personal stories and theoretical concepts to give us a compelling look inside the current complex position of the working-class in American culture and a view of what it could be in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40823287742561,"sku":"9781501760310","price":36.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/b2758112c06fe2a8e8b361d763c3f3c0.png?v=1683303194","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781501760310-bridging-the-divide","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}