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A review by burstona
Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild
4.0
This book is beautifully written and will give everyone an insight into the hearts/minds of those who put Trump in power. Rather than an ideological critique, Hochschild has created an ethnography that humanizes conservative voters and sets the stage for constructive dialogue.
Ethnomethodologically, this book is old fashioned. A great deal of space is dedicated to Hochschild's subjective perspective, and this takes away from descriptions of her informants. Additionally, her theoretical constructs often pertain to her own struggle to understand conservative voters, rather than conservative voter's systems of interactions, beliefs, etc.
Criticism notwithstanding, this book is phenomenal.
Ethnomethodologically, this book is old fashioned. A great deal of space is dedicated to Hochschild's subjective perspective, and this takes away from descriptions of her informants. Additionally, her theoretical constructs often pertain to her own struggle to understand conservative voters, rather than conservative voter's systems of interactions, beliefs, etc.
Criticism notwithstanding, this book is phenomenal.