Stolen Pride: The Politics of Shame in Appalachia with Arlie Russell Hochschild

In episode 196, we sit down with sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild to explore the pride, shame, and empathy at the heart of her book, Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right. We talk about her seven years in Appalachia and what that experience reveals about America’s political divide ahead of a pivotal midterm election.

Hochschild is the author of many groundbreaking books, including The Second Shift, The Managed Heart, and The Time Bind as well as Strangers in Their Own Land, which became an instant bestseller and was a finalist for a National Book Award, and Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right (both from The New Press). She is professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in Berkeley with her husband, the writer Adam Hochschild.

Resources:

* Buy Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right

* In Kentucky’s coal country, a community is working to heal political divisions - PBS News

* Other Books by Arlie Russell Hochschild

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