A Healing Echo: Methodological Reflections of a Working-Class Researcher on Class.

摘要: College students from the working class have interesting stories to tell about meaning and operation of mobility through education. The author, herself a "working-class academic," explores some issues dilemmas uncovering presenting these stories. Specifically, author addresses: (1) effects interviewing those similar one's self; (2) possibility losing voice when too many participants; (3) responsibility researcher take seriously importance renaming interview participants ensure both anonymity integrity; (4) question audience; (5) issue reliability. Key Words: Class Identity, Phenomenology, Insider/outsider Status, Interviewing Introduction By numbers, I probably never should made it college. was oldest daughter teen parents who struggled survive economically. We moved around lot, sometimes we new school district would be given same textbook had used previous year in different district. began outside home before teenager, doing odd jobs here there, then worked full-time old enough. teachers looked down on me for being wrong side town. only took SAT once, that more by accident than purpose. applied one because not aware fees could often waived if you were poor. My high counsellor tried encourage find an appropriate career wouldn't require college degree. In fact, start twice. first time, at big state school, my scholarship delayed evicted dormitories. With no turn place go, simply stopped going registered second semester. Eventually, did make college, law graduate school. And while pondering choices research, saw story sociologically. remember exactly this occurred. sitting seminar which book female sweatshop workers Los Angeles discussed. Some described their hopes daughters becoming educated so they come back help them achieve economic justice. idea education tool, means gain power fight against oppression. mothers write petitions, understand law, speak eloquently master's own language. thought, they? Did really back? Why doubt happy ending follow? what comfortable room, talking workers, mother getting carpal tunnel syndrome her "at-home assembly" job? also wonder continuing decline strong working-class politics. What happened our democracy strengthened as people became educated? seem little class? Sure, educated, but do with brothers sisters, cousins neighbours? How helping them? Another watched TV special struggling African-American family New York City how single older sister double shifts put son business celebrated American Dream, frustration increasingly arrogant, distant, condescending towards his family. They didn't mind all much, did. happening him? point higher us just leave everyone behind? wondered, too, myself, doing, acting behaving. …