Jay MacLeod - "Ain't no makin' it" - the perils of achievement ideology
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Jay MacLeod is a sociologist, author, and Episcopal priest. In 1987, he wrote a book called "Ain't no makin' it" - an up-close look at the lives of two groups of teenage boys living in housing project in a city in the American northeast. It's a myth-busting treatment of structural inequality in the U.S. economy and MacLeod talks with host Alan Wartes about how the story has changed over the years since he first published the book and why the subject is more relevant than ever today.
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Jay MacLeod's book represents a phenomenal achievement. I have used this book in my Sociology and Social Sciences classes for over 20 years, and I am struck by the author's ability to explain social reproduction in a way that everyone can understand. The students in my classes enjoy the down-to-earth presentation and the earthy dialogue, but they also come away with a greater understanding of how people's background experiences can influence their dispositions and actions. That Part I of this book was written as an undergraduate thesis should serve as an inspiration to all of us. I have had some students ask me if a fourth edition of the book is planned. They are interested in learning about what has happened to the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers in recent years.
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Typically eloquent and empathetic. Jay not only speaks the words but actively works to bring about the change he advocates.
He is not a Marxist he is telling the truth…I was there