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Where We Stand: Class Matters

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2000

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Essay Topics

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How does hooks challenge the myth of a classless society in the United States? Examine the rhetorical devices and strategies she employs to deconstruct this idea.

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What role does capitalism play in shaping racial and gender inequalities? How does hooks link economic oppression to systemic racism and sexism?

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How does hooks’s examination of alienation, shame, and familial conflict in the text contribute to her thematic interest in the Personal and Societal Impacts of Class Mobility? Cite specific examples from the text to support your argument.

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