Sociologist examines lost pride, shame, and economic decline in Appalachia and their role in fueling right-wing political shifts.
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Sociologist examines lost pride, shame, and economic decline in Appalachia and their role in fueling right-wing political shifts.
From the bestselling, National Book Award finalist, author of Strangers in Their Own Land, an intimate glimpse into the cultural factors that gave rise to the right in one of our country's most overlooked regions--Appalachia, with a new afterword by the author For all the attempts to understand the state of American politics and the blue/red divide, we've ignored one critical question: what can economic and cultural loss do to pride? What happens, Arlie Russell Hochschild asks, in a work called ...
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No romantic or sexual content
Mentions white supremacist events without graphic depictions
No profanity noted
Examines opioid crisis and Narcotics Anonymous meetings
No LGBTQ+ representation
References to small churches and religious gatherings
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult or demonology content
Central analysis of nationalism, Trump support, and cultural resentments
No depictions of self-harm or suicide
Discusses poverty, drug crisis, and systemic regional suffering
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