Arlie Hochschild is one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Arlie's childhood spread across the world. 5:08
How did C. Wright Mills influence Arlie? 8:34
Was sociology an easy career decision for Arlie? 11:20
When did Arlie decide she needed to write Strangers In Their Own Land? 12:54
Why is the Tea Party strongest in the southern states? 16:47
Why does the Tea Party love the atheist Ayn Rand? 25:14
What are 'deep stories'? 34:55
Taking the right's needs seriously. 42:07
Trump's power as an orator. 55:04
If the liberal elite failed to understand the white working class, how did a real estate magnate from Manhattan grock them so quickly? 1:03:10
Trump won 10.1 million more votes in 2020 than in 2016. What does that say about America today? 1:04:57
How can we learn to be more empathetic? 1:06:45

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Despair And Indignation Among The American White Working Class - Arlie Hochschild