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Becoming Middle Class: How Working-class University Students Draw and Transgress Moral Class Boundaries

Lehmann, Wolfgang·2009·Sociology

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This article analyses the expectations and experiences of a group of Canadian working-class, first-generation university students. I outline the structural disadvantages, in terms of economic, social, and cultural capital, these young people encounter. Rather than viewing working-class status exclusively as a barrier, I show how these students draw on their working-class backgrounds to construct uniquely working-class moral advantages, such as those associated with a strong work ethic, maturity, responsibility, and real-life experiences, to overcome structural disadvantages.Their narratives of moral class advantages, however, lack class consciousness.They can be interpreted as individualistic strategies that draw on collective values. Ultimately, these working-class students hope to transcend their class position. Drawing on working-class moralities supports their claim for recognition as educated middle-class subjects, but with moral dispositions rooted in their social background and upbringing.

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Authors: Lehmann, W.
Affiliations: Western University (CA)
Corresponding author: Lehmann, Wolfgang
ORCID: Lehmann, Wolfgang
Venue: Sociology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2009-08
Volume: 43
Issue: 4
Pages: 631-647
ISSN: 0038-0385 (ISSN-L)
1469-8684
DOI: 10.1177/0038038509105412
OpenAlex: W2058465735
Cited by: 208
References: 37
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FWCI: 23.81
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
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Locations: Sociology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Cultural Capital and Social Class
Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies
Keywords: working-class students, first-generation college students, middle-class identity, class consciousness, cultural capital, social capital, economic capital, work ethic, social mobility, recognition, individualism, Canadian higher education

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