Money, Morals, And Manners by Michèle Lamont
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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- 1992
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