Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams

In Limbo, award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano identifies and describes an overlooked cultural phenomenon: the internal conflict within individuals raised in blue-collar homes, now living white-collar lives. These people often find that the values of the working class are not sufficient guidance to navigate the white-collar world, where unspoken rules reflect primarily upper-class values. Torn between the world they were raised in and the life they aspire too, they hover between worlds, not quite accepted in either. Himself the son of a Brooklyn bricklayer, Lubrano informs his account with personal experience and interviews with other professionals living in limbo. For millions of Americans, these stories will serve as familiar reminders of the struggles of achieving the American Dream.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 10/17/2003
ISBN: 9780471263760
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/28/2003 pg. 85
Library Journal 10/01/2003 pg. 102
Booklist 09/15/2003 pg. 185
School Library Journal 12/01/2003 pg. 59
Booksense '76 Jan/Feb 2004 01/01/2004 pg. 1