Growing up Working Class: Hidden Injuries and the Development of Angry White Men and Women

by Thomas J. Gorman

1. Introduction2. Where Does the Concrete End?: The Local Context of the Hidden Injuries of Class3. The Hidden Injuries of Class Begin
4. The Injuries Continue Into Adulthood
5. Friends and The Injuries Escalate and Become Personal6. Structure and The Macro Context of Growing Up Working Class
7. A Reunion of Angry (and Not so Angry)8. Hard and Settled Living, Self-Confidence, and The Development of Angry (and Not so Angry) White Working-Class Men and Women

286 pages, Paperback

Published August 18, 2017

Reviews

[Meghan Burke]

(Read for work.)

[Grace Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very interesting. Understanding the "hidden injuries" within white folks is a matter of the superstructure system that we are stuck in that becomes personal. There were stories in this auto-ethnography that were a little silly, in a good way, and there were some stories that were very sad. The context of the story takes place in an urban NYC neighborhood, so the context may not apply to everyone. Overall, the read was good and eye opening. I did have to read this for a class, but I am glad I did!