Democracy In Jonesville: A Study In Quality And Inequality
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Large tears now repaired with non-acidic tape.
What happens when the grand promise of democracy collides with the stubborn realities of class and social hierarchy in a small American town? Democracy in Jonesville: A Study in Quality and Inequality by W. Lloyd Warner presents a meticulous sociological portrait of a Midwestern community — thinly disguised as Jonesville — to uncover the fault lines of status, privilege, and exclusion that quietly contradict America's egalitarian ideals. Drawing on extensive fieldwork conducted with a team of collaborators, Warner chronicles the daily lives of Jonesville's residents across the full spectrum of the social ladder, detailing how institutions, associations, and even leisure activities reinforce an invisible but rigid class structure. A landmark work in American social science, Democracy in Jonesville argues with compelling authority that the mythology of equal opportunity masks a deeply stratified reality — one reproduced generation after generation through education, occupation, and social networks. Warner's writing is precise and unflinching, combining the empirical rigour of sociology with the narrative intimacy of ethnography, making complex social dynamics accessible without sacrificing analytical depth. As relevant today as when it was first published, this study leaves the reader to wrestle with an uncomfortable question: if Jonesville is America in miniature, what does its hierarchy reveal about the nation's democratic promise?
Author: W. Lloyd Warner
Format: Hardback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Large tears now repaired with non-acidic tape.
What happens when the grand promise of democracy collides with the stubborn realities of class and social hierarchy in a small American town? Democracy in Jonesville: A Study in Quality and Inequality by W. Lloyd Warner presents a meticulous sociological portrait of a Midwestern community — thinly disguised as Jonesville — to uncover the fault lines of status, privilege, and exclusion that quietly contradict America's egalitarian ideals. Drawing on extensive fieldwork conducted with a team of collaborators, Warner chronicles the daily lives of Jonesville's residents across the full spectrum of the social ladder, detailing how institutions, associations, and even leisure activities reinforce an invisible but rigid class structure. A landmark work in American social science, Democracy in Jonesville argues with compelling authority that the mythology of equal opportunity masks a deeply stratified reality — one reproduced generation after generation through education, occupation, and social networks. Warner's writing is precise and unflinching, combining the empirical rigour of sociology with the narrative intimacy of ethnography, making complex social dynamics accessible without sacrificing analytical depth. As relevant today as when it was first published, this study leaves the reader to wrestle with an uncomfortable question: if Jonesville is America in miniature, what does its hierarchy reveal about the nation's democratic promise?