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When Material Success Creates Family Alienation

I hide my designer bag when I visit my family because they'll think I've forgotten where I came from, but I need it to fit in at work.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Visible symbols of economic advancement can threaten family bonds and create guilt about leaving others behind.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Class identity and class consciousness?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.