The sociological predicament : academia and the contradictions of working class consciousness / Alexander R. Thomas.

Author/creator Thomas, Alexander R., 1969- author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
Descriptionpages cm
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Contents Introduction -- Hierarchy -- Against Sociology -- A Complex Science -- To Act or not to Act -- The Stories we Miss -- April 19, -- Academic Interests -- Not Religion -- Redneck Ethnogenesis -- A Post-Pandemic Sociology -- Epilogue.
Abstract "While there are no simple solutions to this contradiction, a necessary beginning is for sociologists (and other academics) to acknowledge the reality of their own class privilege as members of the professional-managerial class. The Sociological Predicament is then a conscious and deliberate work of professional self-loathing that traces the evolution of ideologies found in academia from the mid-twentieth century to today, which demonstrates the ways in which biases around class have given short shrift to the concerns of working-class Americans in deindustrialized cities and towns that have ultimately turned away and then against them"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2024056331
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