Here's some interesting reading. I know you'd probably see it eventually, but since I'm thinking about Gatsby and etc, it was serendipitous. From Joanne Jacobs: on Ruby Payne and Class Consciousness.
Oddly enough, I'd been seeing the name Payne pop up for a while in a couple of books I got off a half-price bookstore shelf, always associated with statistics having to do with poor, middle class, wealthy. Now I know why. I'd be interested to know what you think about bringing this into the classroom somehow - both sides - for students to consider. It's certainly interesting. I could see it leading to either debate, or personal scrutiny through journals. Very interesting debate on both sides.
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