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Title: Identify and explain each of Walter Miller's focal concerns as they relate to lower -class culture. Post by: elbthwtkns01 on Sep 15, 2019 Identify and explain each of Walter Miller's focal concerns as they relate to lower -class culture.
Title: Identify and explain each of Walter Miller's focal concerns as they relate to lower -class culture. Post by: urbacore on Sep 15, 2019 • Trouble is a dominant feature of lower-class culture and involves getting into or staying out of trouble.
• Toughness may reflect an obsessive concern with masculinity. • Smartness means to outwit and outfox others. • Excitement is the search for thrills to overcome the boredom inherent in lower-class lifestyles. • Fate is related to excitement and is part of the lower-class thought that they do not have control over their lives. • Autonomy means that the individual believes that he can take care of himself and does not need anyone. |