American Misfits and the Making of Middle-Class Respectability

How American respectability has been built by maligning those who don't make the gradeHow did Americans come to think of themselves as respectable members of the middle class? Was it just by earning a decent living? Or did it require something more? And if it did, what can we learn that may still apply?The quest for middle-class respectabil

Cum s-a construit respectabilitatea americana prin malignizarea celor care nu fac nota? Cum au ajuns americanii sa se considere membrii respectabili ai clasei de mijloc? A fost doar castigand un trai decent?