{"product_id":"white-working-class-by-joan-c-williams-9781633693784","title":"White Working Class","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's time to understand what so many people don't get about the Working Class...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAround the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class. Meanwhile, the professional elite—journalists, managers, and establishment politicians—are on the outside looking in, left to argue over the reasons why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWhite Working Class\u003c\/i\u003e, Joan C. Williams, described as \"something approaching rock star status\" in her field by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in assumptions by what she has controversially coined \"class cluelessness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliams explains how most analysts, and the corresponding media coverage, have conflated \"working class\" with \"poor.\" All too often, white working class motivations have been dismissed as simply racism or xenophobia. Williams clarifies how the term \"working class\" has been misapplied—it is, in fact, the elusive, purportedly disappearing middle class. This demographic often resents both the poor and the professionals. They don't, however, tend to resent the truly rich, nor are they particularly bothered by income inequality. Their dream is not to join the upper middle class, with its different culture, but to stay true to their own values in their own communities—just with more money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Working Class\u003c\/i\u003e is a blunt, bracing narrative that sketches a nuanced portrait of millions of people throughout the world who have proven to be a potent political force. For anyone stunned by the rise in populist, nationalist movements, wondering why so many would seemingly vote against their own economic interests, or simply feeling like a stranger in their own country, \u003ci\u003eWhite Working Class\u003c\/i\u003e will be a convincing primer on how to connect with a crucial set of workers—and voters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471938568428,"sku":"9781633693784","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ee83746b117da9c5a0fd2bf5084581d4.jpg?v=1775692622","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/white-working-class-by-joan-c-williams-9781633693784","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}