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straddlers

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

Hopscotching the Tracks

December 21, 2012 by Celeste Harmer 4 Comments

In my last essay, I spoke of my experiences of the disdain I receive as a working-class woman walking among the denizens of the middle-class world.  Just yesterday I received another cool reception – in my old neighborhood, of all places. I still cling to my working-class ways, including shopping at thrift stores, and I […]

Filed Under: Classism in Everyday Life Tagged With: class cultures, crossing class, middle class, straddlers, working class

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