Affluence and the Embourgeoisement of the Working Class
A Critical Look
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2483664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James W Rinehart (Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-162 |
| Publication date | 1971-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7791 • E-ISSN: 1533-8533 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/799480 |
| OpenAlex | W2026149235 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 34 |
This paper evaluates the thesis that manual workers in advanced capitalist societies increasingly are adopting middle-class modes of thought and behavior, and that blue-collar prosperity is responsible for this process. A review of the literature reveals substantial differences in earnings, market situations, life styles, working conditions, and politics of manual and non-manual workers. Furthermore, advocates of the embourgeoisement thesis usually rely on economic variables to explain workers' political responses, but the literature indicates that social relationships and the nature of blue-collar work are more important determinants. Consequently, we conclude that the degree of working-class affluence and embourgeoisement has been exaggerated
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 2012 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |