The Cultural Psychology of Social Class in the United States

ISBN-13: 9783639164169 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 136 str.

Nicholas Bowman

Opis

Many scholars and legislators approach issues ofsocial class from a deficit perspective, framingsocial class differences almost exclusively in termsof the resources and behaviors that working-class orlower-class people lack. In contrast, this book takesa cultural psychological perspective by exploring theways in which Americans from relatively lower andhigher social class backgrounds define themselves,their friendship and kinship groups, and even what itmeans to be "well." Using evidence from a variety ofsources, it is argued that the nature ofindividualism, interpersonal relationships, andwell-being varies substantially across Americansocial class groups. These differences are apparentamong national samples of adults and also amongundergraduate students from various backgrounds andinstitutions. This book can be useful to collegepractitioners, faculty, and administrators who wantto better understand their diverse students, as wellas to psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists,and others who are generally interested in issues ofsocial class, psychology, and culture.

O autorze

Dr. Bowman is a postdoctoral research associate in the Center for
Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame. He received a
Ph.D. in Psychology and Education from the University of Michigan
and graduated summa cum laude from UCLA. His research interests
include various forms of diversity and the effects of interacting
with diverse peers.