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1. 1. The Dignity Of Working Men

   Morality and the Boundaries of Race, Class, and Immigration

   

   Based on in-depth interviews with blue-collar men in the United States and France, this study examines how they construct dignity through moral judgments about hard work, responsibility, honesty, and caring for family rather than income or education. It shows how these moral boundaries organize respect and exclusion, shaping views on race, immigration, welfare, and elites. By comparing national contexts, it uncovers different logics of solidarity and evaluation, revealing how working people craft identities and status hierarchies that both challenge and reproduce social inequalities.

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2. 2. Money, Morals, And Manners

   The Culture of the French and the American Upper-Middle Class

   

   A comparative cultural study that examines how upper-middle-class Americans and French define respectability, worth, and social boundaries, showing that Americans emphasize individual achievement, economic success, and moral discipline while condemning perceived dependency or laziness, whereas the French privilege cultural refinement, manners, and aesthetic judgment and stigmatize vulgarity; through interviews and ethnographic analysis the book argues these differing moral repertoires both reflect and justify social inequalities and shape attitudes toward poverty, policy, and social inclusion.

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