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The Burdens of Aspiration

Author : Elsa Davidson
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814785069
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book The Burdens of Aspiration written by Elsa Davidson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "During the tech boom, Silicon Valley became one of the most concentrated zones of wealth polarization and social inequality in the United States-- a place with a fast-disappearing middle class, persistent pockets of poverty, and striking gaps in educational and occupational achievement along class and racial lines. Low-wage workers and their families experienced a profound sense of exclusion from the techno-entrepreneurial culture, while middle class residents, witnessing up close the seemingly overnight success of a "new entrepreneurial" class, negotiated both new and seemingly unattainable standards of personal success and the erosion of their own economic security. The Burdens of Aspiration explores the imprint of the region's success-driven public culture, the realities of increasing social and economic insecurity, and models of success emphasized in contemporary public schools for the region's working and middle class youth. Focused on two disparate groups of students-- low-income, "at-risk" Latino youth attending a specialized program exposing youth to high tech industry within an "under-performing" public high school, and middle-income white and Asian students attending a "high-performing" public school with informal connections to the tech elite-- Elsa Davidson offers an in-depth look at the process of forming aspirations across lines of race and class. By analyzing the successes and sometimes unanticipated effects of the schools' attempts to shape the aspirations and values of their students, she provides keen insights into the role schooling plays in social reproduction, and how dynamics of race and class inform ideas about responsible citizenship that are instilled in America's youth"-- Provided by publisher.

The Burdens of Aspiration

Author : Elsa Davidson
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814720870
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book The Burdens of Aspiration written by Elsa Davidson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011-08-22 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the tech boom, Silicon Valley became one of the most concentrated zones of wealth polarization and social inequality in the United States—a place with a fast-disappearing middle class, persistent pockets of poverty, and striking gaps in educational and occupational achievement along class and racial lines. Low-wage workers and their families experienced a profound sense of exclusion from the techno-entrepreneurial culture, while middle class residents, witnessing up close the seemingly overnight success of a “new entrepreneurial” class, negotiated both new and seemingly unattainable standards of personal success and the erosion of their own economic security. The Burdens of Aspiration explores the imprint of the region’s success-driven public culture, the realities of increasing social and economic insecurity, and models of success emphasized in contemporary public schools for the region’s working and middle class youth. Focused on two disparate groups of students—low-income, “at-risk” Latino youth attending a specialized program exposing youth to high tech industry within an “under-performing” public high school, and middle-income white and Asian students attending a “high-performing” public school with informal connections to the tech elite—Elsa Davidson offers an in-depth look at the process of forming aspirations across lines of race and class. By analyzing the successes and sometimes unanticipated effects of the schools' attempts to shape the aspirations and values of their students, she provides keen insights into the role schooling plays in social reproduction, and how dynamics of race and class inform ideas about responsible citizenship that are instilled in America's youth.

The Oxford Handbook of Ethics at the End of Life

Author : Stuart J. Youngner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199976260
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Ethics at the End of Life written by Stuart J. Youngner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook explores the topic of death and dying from the late twentieth to the early twenty-first centuries, with particular emphasis on the United States. In this period, technology has radically changed medical practices and the way we die as structures of power have been reshaped by the rights claims of African Americans, women, gays, students, and, most relevant here, patients. Respecting patients' values has been recognized as the essential moral component of clinical decision-making. Technology's promise has been seen to have a dark side: it prolongs the dying process. For the first time in history, human beings have the ability control the timing of death. With this ability comes a responsibility that is awesome and inescapable. How we understand and manage this responsibility is the theme of this volume. The book comprises six sections. Section I examines how the law has helped shape clinical practice, emphasizing the roles of rights and patient autonomy. Section II focuses on specific clinical issues, including death and dying in children, continuous sedation as a way to relieve suffering at the end of life, and the problem of prognostication in patients who are thought to be dying. Section III considers psychosocial and cultural issues. Section IV discusses death and dying among various vulnerable populations such as the elderly and persons with disabilities. Section V deals with physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia (lethal injection). Finally, Section VI looks at hospice and palliative care as a way to address the psychosocial and ethical problems of death and dying.

Presumptions and Burdens of Proof

Author : Hans Vilhelm Hansen
Publisher : Rhetoric, Law, and the Humanit
ISBN 13 : 0817320172
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Presumptions and Burdens of Proof written by Hans Vilhelm Hansen and published by Rhetoric, Law, and the Humanit. This book was released on 2019 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of the most important historical sources, classical and modern, on the subjects of presumptions and burdens of proof In the last fifty years, the study of argumentation has become one of the most exciting intellectual crossroads in the modern academy. Two of the most central concepts of argumentation theory are presumptions and burdens of proof. Their functions have been explicitly recognized in legal theory since the middle ages, but their pervasive presence in all forms of argumentation and in inquiries beyond the law--including politics, science, religion, philosophy, and interpersonal communication--have been the object of study since the nineteenth century. However, the documents and essays central to any discussion of presumptions and burdens of proof as devices of argumentation are scattered across a variety of remote sources in rhetoric, law, and philosophy. Presumptions and Burdens of Proof: An Anthology of Argumentation and the Law brings together for the first time key texts relating to the history of the theory of presumptions along with contemporary studies that identify and give insight into the issues facing students and scholars today. The collection's first half contains historical sources and begins with excerpts from Aristotle's Topics and goes on to include the locus classicus chapter from Bishop Whately's crucial Elements of Rhetoric as well as later reactions to Whately's views. The second half of the collection contains contemporary essays by contributors from the fields of law, philosophy, rhetoric, and argumentation and communication theory. These essays explore contemporary understandings of presumptions and burdens of proof and their role in numerous contexts today. This anthology is the definitive resource on the subject of these crucial rhetorical modes and will be a vital resource to all scholars of communication and rhetoric, as well as legal scholars and practicing jurists.

The Social Life of Achievement

Author : Nicholas J. Long
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1782382216
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book The Social Life of Achievement written by Nicholas J. Long and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when people “achieve”? Why do reactions to “achievement” vary so profoundly? And how might an anthropological study of achievement and its consequences allow us to develop a more nuanced model of the motivated agency that operates in the social world? These questions lie at the heart of this volume. Drawing on research from Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, and Latin America, this collection develops an innovative framework for explaining achievement’s multiple effects—one which brings together cutting-edge theoretical insights into politics, psychology, ethics, materiality, aurality, embodiment, affect and narrative. In doing so, the volume advances a new agenda for the study of achievement within anthropology, emphasizing the significance of achievement as a moment of cultural invention, and the complexity of “the achiever” as a subject position.

Textbook of Interventional Cardiology E-Book

Author : Eric J. Topol
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 1455725390
Total Pages : 929 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book Textbook of Interventional Cardiology E-Book written by Eric J. Topol and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 6th Edition of the indispensable Textbook of Interventional Cardiology, by Drs. Eric Topol and Paul S. Teirstein, offers you comprehensive, seasoned clinical advice on all aspects of this rapidly evolving subspecialty. You’ll find balanced, expert perspectives on the scientific and clinical advances established over the last few decades so you can better decide which procedures deliver optimal results in any given situation. You’ll also get an updated look at promising new techniques like transcatheter aortic valve implantation; new interventional approaches for left mainstem disease and thrombus-containing lesions; transradial intervention; and optical coherence tomography (OCT). At www.expertconsult.com you can access the complete contents of the book, plus additional case discussions and procedural videos to enhance your knowledge and skills. Rely on Dr. Topol’s premier text to provide unmatched leadership in the ever-evolving practice of interventional cardiology. Achieve the best outcomes for your patients with dependable, objective advice on both proven and emerging procedures and devices. Perform effective interventions for heart disorders with the expert guidance of leading authorities who offer a fresh and balanced perspective on all aspects of interventional cardiology. Keep up with emerging procedures including transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), transradial intervention, and optical coherence tomography (OCT), as well as new interventional approaches for left mainstem disease and thrombus-containing lesions. Stay current with the latest genetic information and clinical trials. Search the complete text plus additional case discussions, download all the images, and watch procedural videos online at www.expertconsult.com.

Philosophical Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Author : Tomis Kapitan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317462866
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Philosophical Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict written by Tomis Kapitan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses a number of philosophical problems that arise in consideration of the century-old conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs. Consisting of essays by fifteen contributors (including both Israeli and Palestinian philosophers) and a lengthy introduction by the editor, it deals with rights to land, sovereignity, self-determination, the existence and legitimacy of states, cultural prejudice, national identity, intercommunal violence, and religious intransigence.

Textbook of Interventional Cardiology E-Book

Author : Eric J. Topol
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323568122
Total Pages : 1168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)

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Book Synopsis Textbook of Interventional Cardiology E-Book by : Eric J. Topol

Download or read book Textbook of Interventional Cardiology E-Book written by Eric J. Topol and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From new research and equipment to new procedures, applications, and approaches, the field of interventional cardiology is one of the fastest-changing areas in medicine. Increasing data and recent technological advances have resulted in exciting changes – and an even greater need for cutting-edge, authoritative guidance on current practice. Textbook of Interventional Cardiology, 8th Edition, covers the theories, trends, and applications of diagnostic and interventional cardiology that cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, referring physicians, and advanced practitioners need to know. Focuses on the latest treatment protocols for managing patients at every level of complexity. Includes all-new chapters on Coronary Stenting, Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Microvascular Disease, Percutaneous Transcatheter Valve in Valve Implantation, and Percutaneous Tricuspid Valve Repair. Features hundreds of new illustrations, tables, and boxes for visual clarity and quick reference. Offers expanded coverage of transcatheter aortic valve interventions with extensive updates on practice implications. Discusses hot topics such new atherectomy devices, percutaneous mitral valve replacement, and percutaneous treatment of paravalvular leak. Provides the unique insights of expert leaders in the field who have pioneered today’s innovative devices and techniques and lend their own analysis of practical, evidence-based clinical applications. Presents the most recent data on how genomics and genetics impact interventional cardiology. Provides an in-depth understanding of cardiology, making it well suited for cardiology and interventional cardiology exam preparation.

New Directions in Educational Ethnography

Author : Akashi Kaul
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784416231
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (844 download)

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Download or read book New Directions in Educational Ethnography written by Akashi Kaul and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary objective of Studies in Educational Ethnography is to present original research monographs based on ethnographic perspectives, and methodologies.

Aspiration

Author : Agnes Callard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190639504
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Aspiration written by Agnes Callard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming someone is a learning process; and what we learn is the new values around which, if we succeed, our lives will come to turn. Agents transform themselves in the process of, for example, becoming parents, embarking on careers, or acquiring a passion for music or politics. How can such activity be rational, if the reason for engaging in the relevant pursuit is only available to the person one will become? How is it psychologically possible to feel the attraction of a form of concern that is not yet one's own? How can the work done to arrive at the finish line be ascribed to one who doesn't (really) know what one is doing, or why one is doing it? In Aspiration, Agnes Callard asserts that these questions belong to the theory of aspiration. Aspirants are motivated by proleptic reasons, acknowledged defective versions of the reasons they expect to eventually grasp. The psychology of such a transformation is marked by intrinsic conflict between their old point of view on value and the one they are trying to acquire. They cannot adjudicate this conflict by deliberating or choosing or deciding-rather, they resolve it by working to see the world in a new way. This work has a teleological structure: by modeling oneself on the person he or she is trying to be, the aspirant brings that person into being. Because it is open to us to engage in an activity of self-creation, we are responsible for having become the kinds of people we are.

Class Inequality in Austerity Britain

Author : W. Atkinson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137016388
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Class Inequality in Austerity Britain written by W. Atkinson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Coalition Government came to power in 2010 in claimed it would deliver not just austerity, as necessary as that apparently was, but also fairness. This volume subjects this pledge to critical interrogation by exposing the interests behind the policy programme pursued and their damaging effects on class inequalities. Situated within a recognition of the longer-term rise of neoliberal politics, reflections on the status of sociology as a source of critique and current debates over the relationship between the cultural and economic dimensions of social class, the contributors cover an impressively wide range of relevant topics, from education, family policy and community to crime and consumption, shedding new light on the experience of domination in the early 21st Century.

Redemptive Change

Author : R. R. Reno
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1563383810
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (633 download)

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Download or read book Redemptive Change written by R. R. Reno and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change is a daily fact of life, one that people often have a hard time embracing. But when change does come, people do want it to be meaningful to them and to have some enduring value for their lives. In Redemptive Change, R. R. Reno argues that modern culture fails to offer people the hope of meaningful and enduring change. He shows how modern philosophers have argued that people are self-sufficient, that they do not need God to complete their identities, and that whatever changes they experience are momentary and of no ultimate significance. Countering modern philosophy, Reno contends that the only meaningful change occurs in Christ. At the moment of atonement, people experience an enduring change that has momentous consequences for their lives. We matter, he says, only insofar as we are more dependent upon and changed by Christ. R. R. Reno is Associate Professor of Theology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, and co-author of Heroism and the Christian Life: Reclaiming Excellence.

Material Ambitions

Author : Rebecca Richardson
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421441969
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Material Ambitions written by Rebecca Richardson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book traces the early history of the self-help genre and the literary depiction of ambition in Victorian British fiction. Stories of hardworking characters who bring themselves out of rags to riches abound in the Victorian era. In chapters featuring the works of novelists, the author demonstrates that Victorian fiction dramatized ambition and problematized it as well"--

Character and Cops

Author : Edwin J. Delattre
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780844741536
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Character and Cops written by Edwin J. Delattre and published by American Enterprise Institute. This book was released on 2002 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the nature and formation of the moral integrity and intellectual competence that make individuals and institutions worthy of the public trust.

Slatter's Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology E-Book

Author : David Maggs
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323510108
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (235 download)

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Download or read book Slatter's Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology E-Book written by David Maggs and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to recognize, diagnose, and manage a wide range of common ocular conditions with Slatter’s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology, 6th Edition. This thoroughly updated text provides the latest, most practical information on structure and function of the eye, the ophthalmic examination and diagnostic techniques, medical and surgical management of ocular disease, and management of ocular emergencies. Enhanced and logically organized coverage includes dogs, cats, horses, livestock, birds, and exotic pets. In addition, over 1,000 color photos and illustrations accurately depict ocular conditions encountered in practice and demonstrate diagnostic and surgical techniques. Edited by three of the most revered authorities in the field of veterinary ophthalmology, this reference is an essential aid to successful veterinary practice and education. Clinical Tips boxes such as "The Controversy Remains", "Did You Know?", "Look Again", and "Note" offer helpful practice advice and facts. UPDATED Additional species added to the exotics chapter include birds, small mammals, and others. A team of internationally respected veterinary ophthalmologists provide comprehensive, clinical expertise in all areas needed to evaluate, diagnose, manage, and monitor a patient with ophthalmic disease. Practical, clinically focused coverage provides a one-stop diagnostic guide to ophthalmic disease in small and large animals including dogs, cats, horses, livestock (cows, sheep, goats), birds, and exotic pets. Chapters on equine, livestock, and exotic pet ophthalmology written by specialists in these fields for the most clinically relevant coverage. NEW! Chapter on ophthalmic surgical techniques describes instrument and suture choice, patient positioning, surgical preparation, and general techniques. NEW! Additional drawings depict ophthalmic surgeries. NEW! In-depth equine and livestock ophthalmology content NEW! Suggested reading lists included at the end of each chapter.

Oxford American Handbook of Geriatric Medicine

Author : Samuel Durso
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199706514
Total Pages : 841 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Oxford American Handbook of Geriatric Medicine written by Samuel Durso and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 841 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading American practitioners, the Oxford American Handbooks of Medicine each offer a pocket-sized overview of an entire specialty, featuring instant access to guidance on the conditions that are most likely to be encountered. Precise and prescriptive, the handbooks offer up-to-date advice on examination, investigations, common procedures, and in-patient care. These books will be invaluable resources for residents and students, as well as a useful reference for practitioners. The Oxford American Handbook of Geriatric Medicine is the essential ready-reference to effective geriatric practice. Written in a concise, accessible style, the Handbook covers the entire range of diseases and disorders commonly encountered in the care of older adults and offers easily accessible 'how to' information to facilitate basic geriatric care decisions. Guidance is offered concerning both ethical and clinical decision-making along with evidence-based information on key topics as well as insight into balancing competing priorities in the older patient. Tables and algorithms provide step-wise instruction for evaluation and management. This is a must have resource for all clinical settings. Why choose the Oxford American Handbook of Geriatric Medicine? The design.... The Handbook uses a unique flexicover design that's durable and practical. Compact, light, and fits in your pocket! Also has quick reference tabs, four-color presentation, and bookmark ribbons to help provide fast answers. The interior layout.... The Handbook is a quick reference in a small, innovative package. With one to two topics per page, it provides easy access and the emergency sections are in red to stand out. Icons throughout aid quick reference. The information.... The Handbook succinctly covers all the essential topics in a one or two-page spread format with colored headings that break up the text and provide a logical structure for readers of all levels. Common clinical questions are answered clearly and extensively. The history.... Oxford University Press is known around the world for excellence, tradition, and innovation. These handbooks are among the best selling in the world. The price.... You get an extremely useful tool at a great value!

Driving after Class

Author : Rachel Heiman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520960319
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Driving after Class written by Rachel Heiman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-01-16 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A paradoxical situation emerged at the turn of the twenty-first century: the dramatic upscaling of the suburban American dream even as the possibilities for achieving and maintaining it diminished. Having fled to the suburbs in search of affordable homes, open space, and better schools, city-raised parents found their modest homes eclipsed by McMansions, local schools and roads overburdened and underfunded, and their ability to keep up with the pressures of extravagant consumerism increasingly tenuous. How do class anxieties play out amid such disconcerting cultural, political, and economic changes? In this incisive ethnography set in a New Jersey suburb outside New York City, Rachel Heiman takes us into people’s homes; their community meetings, where they debate security gates and school redistricting; and even their cars, to offer an intimate view of the tensions and uncertainties of being middle class at that time. With a gift for bringing to life the everyday workings of class in the lives of children, youth, and their parents, Heiman offers an illuminating look at the contemporary complexities of class rooted in racialized lives, hyperconsumption, and neoliberal citizenship. She argues convincingly that to understand our current economic situation we need to attend to the subtle but forceful formation of sensibilities, spaces, and habits that durably motivate people and shape their actions and outlooks. "Rugged entitlement" is Heiman’s name for the middle class’s sense of entitlement to a way of life that is increasingly untenable and that is accompanied by an anxious feeling that they must vigilantly pursue their own interests to maintain and further their class position. Driving after Class is a model of fine-grained ethnography that shows how families try to make sense of who they are and where they are going in a highly competitive and uncertain time.