Williams Working Class

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In this chapter, author Joan Williams answers the question, why doesn’t the working class just move to where the jobs are? The answer is that, the current president, Donald Trump, cannot just deliver new jobs. She provides a reason why that is not possible. Clique networks protect working class families from their vulnerable market positions. The working-class tends to keep its youth close, and the middle-class kids are groomed to go far. The working-class tend to not care if they miss holidays or family times, because they are so determined to work. However, middle-class people love their community and families. Moving away, means that a job is more important than family. Poor families, rely on close relations with family and friends, because

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