The White Working Class
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9780190861414, 9780197569580

Author(s):  
Justin Gest

Was the white working class ever “on top”? Given their smaller numbers, diminished resources, and lack of political clout, the fact that white working-class people still feel a sense of status demonstrates that this status is more ideological than real. This ideology follows naturally from...


Author(s):  
Justin Gest

What are white working-class voting trends over time? The Clinton presidency and Blair government marked parallel pivots in the trajectory of the Democratic and Labour parties—a pursuit of what has been termed a “Third Way.” Since the 1930s, the parties had been associated with unionism,...


Author(s):  
Justin Gest

What are white working-class partisan trends? United States One of the most staggering trends in American politics is the utter collapse of white working-class support for the Democratic Party over the last 50 years. The trend is as extraordinary for its steadiness as it is...


Author(s):  
Justin Gest

What does it mean to be “white”? “Race” is a man-made concept that gives social meaning to the shade of one’s skin. There is no biological basis or scientific definition for being “white”—it is only part of a gradient of skin pigmentation. However, the associations...


Author(s):  
Justin Gest

Is white identity on the rise? One of President Trump’s most enduring and foreboding achievements may be the reinvigoration of white identity in the United States and beyond. In his social policy proposals and statements during the 2016 American election, he spoke directly to a...


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