Hi Judy and everybody--
Thanks, Judy, for your amendment to the list. I agree with it. I wonder that
in 19th century emerging middle class did not feel as dominant and
comfortable as it is now. I wonder if it was more critical than. Any
evidence for that?
I also really like Ricardo's idea to consider middle class a network of
practices, roles, cultures, powers, ideologies, and values.
What do you think?
Eugene
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Diamondstone [mailto:diamonju@rci.rutgers.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 4:19 PM
> To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: Prototypical defining middle class
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> >I hope I missed something in my prototypical definition of
> middle class and
> >people will come to add and change items on my list.
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> one thing I would add to the prototype is disposition of the middle class,
> specfically, since members of the middle class live in a world largely
> designed by others like them, the structures & norms are invisible, and
> since it has more to lose than upper and lower classes, it has
> more stake in
> the world as is. Fierce defense of norms; comfort with surveillance...
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> Judith Diamondstone (732) 932-7496 Ext. 352
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