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Another must-read for those trying to understand the current state of American politics and how we got into this mess (the others on that list are Coming Apart by Charles Murray and American Nations by Colin Woodard.) Joan Williams offers a compelling and dispassionate analysis of the world view of the white working class and why those of us in the PME ("Professional-Managerial Elite", guilty as charged) just don't get it. Her chapters address issues like "Why does the working class resent the p...
Another must-read for those trying to understand the current state of American politics and how we got into this mess (the others on that list are Coming Apart by Charles Murray and American Nations by Colin Woodard.) Joan Williams offers a compelling and dispassionate analysis of the world view of the white working class and why those of us in the PME ("Professional-Managerial Elite", guilty as charged) just don't get it. Her chapters address issues like "Why does the working class resent the p...
This is a book trying to explain the White Working Class to the Professional Managerial Elite Class in the wake of Trump's election in 2016. Having lived amongst people in both worlds, I appreciated her ability to enter the mind of the WWC and provide rational arguments for their choices. A couple of times, she slipped into the "they're stupid and we have to explain this to them" mentality, but generally, she tried to show how their lifestyles consistently stem from an entirely different worldvi...
This was a short read that I devoured in about three hours, yet it completely changed my perspective and approach to identity politics. The older I get, the more I see politics as reflective of deep, systemic issues associated with untempered capitalism. Though she lightly touches on this theme (focusing primarily on the loss of jobs/ respect/ dignity of non-college educated whites and educators’ dogged belief that college should be for all), Williams is more of a moderate than some scholars. Th...
This book has gotten on my last damn nerve. It's this anthropology-like book from the working-class-whisperer. She's been tasked with decoding and speaking for the working class people who have elites scratching their heads. I would be more insulted if I didn't have a tiny shred of hope that this might be useful. DNF
This book started as an article in HBR, probably should have stayed that way. I think the author does a pretty good job in how there is a willful dismissal by what she calls the Professional-Managerial-Class of the lived experiences of those she terms the "white working class." But what she does not interrogate is why they hate the poor so much and really the consequences of that on their own wellbeing. Sometimes you want to take an author and ask them to engage another book and in this case I r...
A Must ReadThis book pretty much addresses the ignorance about the working class members of the political elite, the politically active liberals, have. As a class migrant myself, I find it very much to the point. Read it.
Ok book. Written by and for progressives but was interested in seeing that perspective. Can see some valid points but can’t agree with a good amount. Good ideas but so much is very complicated and can’t be easily solved.
Book does an excellent job of distilling the current political US climate from a non-partisan POV. For anyone working in politics, book is absolute required reading.
Insightful.....a good read.
Excellent InformarjonThis book was extremely informative. I’m taking the time to write this review because it was so incredibly revealing,pealing back political layers on a class that has stood firmly in their beliefs.Thank you to the author for such an intelligent read.
Excellent InformarjonThis book was extremely informative. I’m taking the time to write this review because it was so incredibly revealing,pealing back political layers on a class that has stood firmly in their beliefs.Thank you to the author for such an intelligent read.
I would like to see the author acknowledge her debts to Marxian ideas more clearly. This acknowledging would probably also help the proposals she makes, which I do not see as emerging from her analysis in the ways she does. Williams is class-sensitive and her book, if given these limitations, does a good job of making its readers (general readers, not specialists like me) more class-aware.
4 years of the Trump Presidency made this book a compelling read based on book reviews. I am not sure whether my curiosity to explore the grand theme of what white working class is was satisfied. This is not a criticism of the book, the author or the presentation style for the arguments which form the spine of the book. More a case that a more detailed explanation of the insights, coupled with more academic support for the arguments / descriptions would have given added heft to the narrative. Ho...
The observations are astute and the writing is straightforward, making for a fairly thought provoking read.
The observations are astute and the writing is straightforward, making for a fairly thought provoking read.
The observations are astute and the writing is straightforward, making for a fairly thought provoking read.
The observations are astute and the writing is straightforward, making for a fairly thought provoking read.
