Category: Week 9: Deindustrialization
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How Pennsylvania’s Working Class Was “Recycled” in the Shift to a Service Economy
The economic landscape of the United States underwent a seismic shift in the 1970s and 1980s, as the nation transitioned…
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The Industrial Shift
During the shift from an industrial to a service-based economy, the working class in Pennsylvania went through a difficult transition.…
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Bethlehem to Burgers: The Forgotten Man in Western Pennsylvania
Blue-collar workers experienced a torrid time in the United States during the period of deindustrialization of the 1970s and 80s.…
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Devastating effects of deindustrialization
In The Enduring Disaster, David Winant explores the devastating effects of deindustrialization in Pennsylvania during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly…
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The Working Class: Paper or Plastic?
The working class was “recycled” in the transition from an industrial to service-based economy because a large number of working-class…
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Deindustrialization and the Working Class
The reality of de-industrialization meant that for those used to working high-wage industrial jobs, they were forced to find work…
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deindustrialization
The working class was recycled by the process of displacement and reabsorption during a transitional period. Many workers had relied…
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The Real Working-Class Crisis—How the Inclusion of Women and POC Shifts the Narrative
The collapse of the industrial era since the 1970s can be credited to the shift of uncertainty for future economic…
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The Devastating Impacts of Deindustrialization in Pennsylvania
During the 1970s and 80s, steel employment faced a devastating blow due to a combination of factors: global competition, technological…
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Week 9: Recycled Working Class
The working class being “recycled” refers to the working-class population relying on welfare and public institutions to make ends meet.…
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