Money, Morals, and Manners The Culture of the French and American Upper-Middle Class

Drawing on remarkably frank, in-depth interviews with 160 successful men in the United States and France, Michegrave;le Lamont provides a rare and revealing collective portrait of the upper-middle class--the managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and experts at the center of power in society. Her book is a subtle, textured description of how these men define the values and attitudes they consider essential in separating themselves--and their class--from everyone else. Money, Morals, and Manners is an ambitious and sophisticated attempt to illuminate the nature of social class in modern society. For all those who downplay the importance of unequal social groups, it will be a revelation.Lamont, Michéle is the author of 'Money, Morals, and Manners The Culture of the French and American Upper-Middle Class', published 1994 under ISBN 9780226468174 and ISBN 0226468178.