the bliss of middle class ignorance…
much of my urban ethnographic|anthropological reading of late has prompted a lot of self-reflection on issues of class and privilege. particularly, i’ve been amazed at how insular class values are among those in the middle class. i’m sure every class categorization has some stereotypical boundaries, but my thoughts on the middle class have been most preoccupying because i grew up in a typical middle class environment. my parents both graduated from college, they have professional vocations, i grew up in the suburbs, i always went to good schools and was encouraged to perform academically, my peers came from similar backgrounds, and i never wondered if there would be food on the table or a roof over my head. (more…)
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