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Robin Brooks

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Lessons from a Class Straddler: Upward Mobility in Literature

July 18, 2013 by Robin Brooks Leave a Comment

Are you a straddler like me? According to Alfred Lubrano’s Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams, a straddler is a person who was reared in a working class background but now enjoys a middle-class standard of living. Whether you are a straddler or not, you have come across one, more than likely, either in real life, […]

Filed Under: Class in Literature Tagged With: class cultures, classism, racism, straddlers

“Wishing for Heaven”: Cross-Class Relationships and Contemporary Culture

November 1, 2012 by Robin Brooks 1 Comment

Class representations are present in many aspects of contemporary culture. Think about the latest TV sitcoms, five star movies, and literary novels. Sure, the word “class” may not be used always, but hints of class or class indicators, such as income, education, occupation, and power, certainly appear in one form or another. Cross-class relationships in […]

Filed Under: Class in Literature, Cross-class Relationships, Pop Culture Classism Tagged With: cross-class, middle class, working class

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