My particular profession, counseling psychology, all too frequently considers working class people and cultures unhealthy in and of themselves. By that I mean that to help the working class folks that come to see us, we encourage them to”get ahead” by going to college, to find meaningful work, as we see it, and to actualize (use) their abilities. In short, to become more middle class. Among professionals in general, just the fact of someone being in the working class is considered a sign of failure to achieve, at least in the “socioeconomic status” model. This model sees class in the United
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