The complexity of working class consciousness

Martin Schiller mart555 at inow.com
Sat Jul 24 13:50:29 PDT 1999


In a message of 7/24/99 11:43 AM from Chris Burford, <mailto:cburford at gn.apc.org>


>It incorrectly describes as class differences those between the class
>conscious working class and the educated working class, who call themselves
>middle class.
>
and quoting the authors...


>The complexity of working-class consciousness demands of the
>listener a fresh theory to explain what he is hearing, a theory that, in
>this book, involves speculation and generalizations far beyond the
>boundaries of the conversations themselves."

It appears that they *feel* different. How can that be incorrect?

Martin



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