Periagoge
Scenario

When Education Creates Class Confusion in Blue-Collar Work

My union job pays well but my college friends look down on me for working with my hands, and my work buddies think I'm pretentious for reading books.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Educational mobility without economic mobility can create a liminal space where someone fits nowhere completely.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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