A commonplace assumption about American workers is that they lack class consciousness This perception has baffled social scientists, demoralized activists, and generated a significant literature on American exceptionalism In this provocative book, a young sociologist takes the prevailing assumptions to task and sheds new light upon this одкюз very important issue In three vivid case studies Fantasia explores the complicated, multi-faceted dynamics of American working-class consciousness and collective action.  SwarovsISBN 0520067959.