Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right
Arlie Russell Hochschild · first published 2016 · ISBN 9781620973493
Hochschild, a sociologist, lived in Louisiana for years interviewing working people about their lives and politics. She documents how people make sense of stagnant wages, lost communities, and the disappearance of the life they expected. The book is her field notes.
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Hochschild doesn't judge or simplify. She reports what people told her and helps you understand why inequality feels personal to them. This is sociology done through listening, not ideology.