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The working class standards of morals work as a substitute to how success is defined in terms of economics (Sachin, 2012). These people value morals more than the money and believe that morals outweigh money in having a successful life. They love to maintain dignity in their lives. Despite having their morals above money, they draw the lines between economic classes. Hence they do not separate themselves from the poor but do so while they are comparing themselves with the richer economic class (Arakji, 2012). These workers have rigid boundaries while defining dignity and consider themselves more moral and value oriented and worth-full than their peers of the people better than them in economic position. The book is a great comparison of American working class to the French working class. Both have moral values and like to pursue values rather than money yet keeping their self-dignity and self-respect intact. The results from the book and the design of research can also be used to study how the dignity and self-praise exist in workers of other cultures and nations.

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About the Book, the Dignity of Working Men, (n.d.), Retrieved from:

http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674009929&content=book

Albert, K., and Weeden, K., (2013), "Occupations and Professions," Retrieved from:

http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756384/obo-9780199756384-0038.xml?rskey=p4AVZh&result=33&q

Arakji, D., (2012), "The Dignity of Working Men," Retrieved from:

http://prezi.com/6lsno1mydfqh/the-dignity-of-working-men/

Michele, L., (2009), "The Dignity of Working Men: Morality and the Boundaries of Race, Class

and Immigration," Harvard University Press. ISBN: 9780674039889.

Sachin, M.A., (2012), "Michele Lamont, the Dignity of Working Men," Retrieved from:

http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-95149147/michele-lamont-the-dignity-of-working-men


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About the Book, the Dignity of Working Men, (n.d.), Retrieved from:

http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674009929&content=book

Albert, K., and Weeden, K., (2013), "Occupations and Professions," Retrieved from:

http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756384/obo-9780199756384-0038.xml?rskey=p4AVZh&result=33&q

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