krin94

I really liked this book. Lubrano interviewed a lot of white-collar folks who grew up in blue-collar households to attempt to find out if there's anything in their lives that boldly contrasts the experience of their peers growing up in white-collar environments. His findings are quite revealing, and he matches their explanation with a story that explains his personal experience growing up as a bricklayer's son in Brooklyn, feeling out-of-place in school at Columbia and professionally for a good part of his career. This book was one of those which has helped me get some perspective on how my own experience (comfortable white-bread Midwestern upbringing) is unique among my friends and colleagues and from that of my parents (though I inherited a lot of their so-called blue-collar hangups). Maybe I'm in a unique position to call it a favorite, but for me it was an incredibly interesting book that unlocked some understanding of my community.

2022-09-06 20:41