Much of what is euphemistically known as the middle class, merely because it dresses up to go to work, is now reduced to proletarian conditions of existence. Many white-collar jobs require no more skill and pay even less than blue-collar jobs, conferring little status or security.
Christopher LaschOstensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button.
Christopher LaschEvery age develops its own peculiar forms of pathology, which express in exaggerated form its underlying character structure.
Christopher LaschThe family wage has been eroded by the same developments that have promoted consumerism as a way of life.
Christopher Lasch