Cultures of Solidarity: Consciousness, Action and Contemporary American Workers

Author/Contributor(s):	Fantasia, Rick
Publisher:	University of California Press
Date:	08/18/1989
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

A commonplace assumption about American workers is that they lack class consciousness. This perception has baffled social scientists, demoralized activists, and generated a significant literature on American exceptionalism. In this provocative book, a young sociologist takes the prevailing assumptions to task and sheds new light upon this very important issue. In three vivid case studies Fantasia explores the complicated, multi-faceted dynamics of American working-class consciousness and collective action.