A review by gcullman
Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence by Rachel Sherman

3.0

Interesting main point— that with so much inequality people with privilege must work hard to justify their privilege through hard work, constrained consumption, and being polite. Being a person with class privilege myself I found the descriptions apt and insightful, and agreed with the main thrust of her book, that no one ‘deserves’ their privilege just like no one ‘deserves’ their poverty. The levels of inequality we are experiencing today are dangerous and morally wrong. If I feel this way I should spending my energy to make political change rather than working to seem like a ‘worthy’ rich person. I also found the exploration of the situations of stay at home mothers with high earning husbands troubling.