White Collar: The American Middle Classes
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"White Collar: The American Middle Classes" is a seminal sociological study by C. Wright Mills that analyzes the rise, work lives, and social character of white-collar workers in mid-20th-century America.
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| White Collar: The American Middle Classes canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociological study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | sociology ⓘ |
| analyzes |
bureaucrats
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middle managers ⓘ office workers ⓘ salesmen ⓘ |
| author | C. Wright Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
growth of large corporations
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shift from independent to salaried employment ⓘ standardization of work life ⓘ |
| examines |
mass culture and its effects on the middle class
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relationship between work and personality ⓘ status and prestige in middle-class occupations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
alienation of office workers
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bureaucratic control in modern society ⓘ impact of large organizations on individuals ⓘ rise of white-collar employment ⓘ social character of white-collar workers ⓘ status anxiety in the middle class ⓘ work lives of salaried employees ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Power Elite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
social science
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sociology ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
class analysis in the United States
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critical social theory ⓘ sociology of work ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic of 20th-century sociology
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seminal work in the sociology of the middle class ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American middle class
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bureaucracy ⓘ class structure in the United States ⓘ social stratification ⓘ white-collar workers ⓘ work and occupations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early analysis of the modern American middle class
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linking personal troubles of workers to broader social structures ⓘ |
| partOf | C. Wright Mills's body of critical sociology ⓘ |
| perspective | critical sociological perspective ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1951 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| timePeriodDescribed |
mid-20th century
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post-World War II era ⓘ |
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