Class
"Paul Fussell explodes the sacred American myth of social equality... guide to the signs, symbols, and customs of the American class system... Fussell shows us how our status is revealed by everything we do, say, and own. He describes the houses, objects, artifacts, speech, clothing styles, and intellectural proclivities of American classes from the top to the bottom"--Back cover.
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73mentions
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41% recommend58% neutral1% critical
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- Class is a really great book, as is are most of the books that Paul Fussell wrote: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Fussell
- "Class", by Paul Fussell, is a fun read. It's from 1981 and reads like a period piece today, but it's still a good read.
Somehow, "Black Lives Matter" morphed into "Defund the Police", which turned into a joke. It derailed any serious effort to fix the real problem of cops shooting too many black people. Not quite sure how that happened.
The hard work thing seems to be the reverse of the criticism usually leveled in that direction. The more common criticism is that rich people claimed their riches came from hard work, while most of the time they actually got a big boost from their parents.
- Read "Class" by Fussell. Or don't and continue to guess where the lines are. Class distinctions and behaviors aren't intuitive. That book will help you.
- In case you're not quoting from it anyway, I'd recommend the book "Class" by Paul Fussell. It's a bit outdated, and often not really serious, but it takes this kind of observation quite far.
- > "Class" by Paul Fussell is quite good.
Indeed.
- Class: A Guide Through the American Status System by Paul Fussell
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