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The Dignity of Working Men
Book • 2000
In *The Dignity of Working Men*, Michèle Lamont explores how working-class men in the United States and France construct their identities and draw social boundaries based on morality, race, class, and immigration.
The book reveals how these men maintain dignity through alternative definitions of success and how they perceive different social groups.
Lamont's research highlights the differences in cultural membership and inequality across these societies.
The book reveals how these men maintain dignity through alternative definitions of success and how they perceive different social groups.
Lamont's research highlights the differences in cultural membership and inequality across these societies.
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as a previous book comparing French and American workers.

Michele Lamont

For What it's Worth: The Importance of Recognition and Being Seen