Many scholars and legislators approach issues of
social class from a deficit perspective, framing
social class differences almost exclusively in terms
of the resources and behaviors that working-class or
lower-class people lack. In contrast, this book takes
a cultural psychological perspective by exploring the
ways in which Americans from relatively lower and
higher social class backgrounds define themselves,
their friendship and kinship groups, and even what it
means to be "well." Using evidence from a variety of
sources, it is argued that the nature of
individualism, interpersonal...