how the new working class will transform America Draut, Tamara. creator text nyu New York Doubleday [2016] 2016 monographic eng Eng

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257 p. : ill. ; 25 cm "It's not your father's working class anymore. It's more female, more diverse racially, and it doesn't wear Carhartt's and a hard hat anymore. Sleeping Giant is the first major examination of this dynamic and increasingly activist class and the role it will play in our political and economic future. What does "working class" mean in today's America? Today's workers don't just man the assembly lines. They watch our children and aging parents, park our cars, screen our luggage, clean our offices and hotel rooms, cook our take-out meals and stock our store shelves. And they are blacker, browner, and more female than the old working class. They are not as organized, in terms of their unions and political clout, but they are demographically powerful and are awakening to that power. The new working class is indeed a "sleeping giant," and Tamara Draut will blend up-close-and-personal individual narratives with historical background and sophisticated analysis to explain how they are about to change America for the better"-- Tamara Draut. n-us--- Working class United States History 21st century Diversity in the workplace United States History 21st century United States Economic conditions 21st century Trabajo y trabajadores Historia Estados Unidos Diversidad en el lugar de trabajo Estados Unidos Estados Unidos Condiciones económicas Siglo XXI HD 8072.5 D767s 2016 305.5/620973 9780385539777 (hardback) 9781101873069 (paperback) 2015034385 9780385539777.jpg 9780385539777.jpg DLC 150910 20230410115452.0 128584 eng