Caught in the Middle: Contradictions in the Lives of Sociologists from Working-Class Backgrounds

by Joan M. Morris and Michael D. Grimes

When individuals from working-class backgrounds seek entry into the upper-middle-class world of academia, they often encounter difficulties. Examining the professional and personal lives of a group of sociologists from working class backgrounds, this extensive study finds that despite their successes as Ph.D. recipients, these scholars have suffered structural, interpersonal, and personal consequences that are linked to that class background. Many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027595711X
• ISBN13: 9780275957117
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"