“An empathy wall is an obstacle to deep understanding of another person, one that can make us feel indifferent or even hostile to those who hold different beliefs or whose childhood is rooted in different circumstances.” — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
For many of us, work is the one place where we feel appreciated. The things that we long to experience at home - pride… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Lee, who had borne the guilt of polluting public waters and been cheated by a dishonest official at a tax office, wanted to feel vindicated. The tax office was corrupt, and taxes themselves were connected to dishonesty, he felt… At issue in politics was trust. It was hard enough to trust people close at hand, and very hard to trust… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share
“Not only have the country's two main political parties split further apart on such issues, but political feeling also runs deeper than it did in the past. In 1960, when a survey asked American adults whether it would "distrub" them if their child married a member of the other political party, no more than 5 percent of either party answered… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share
As motherhood as a "private enterprise" declines and more mothers rely on the work of lower-paid specialists, the value accorded the work of mothering… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“We're on this earth for a limited amount of time," he says, leaning on the edge of the window. "But if we get our… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
And the Republican Party especially associates the market with the idea of progress, goodness, family, and points us toward the mall as an answer… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
Could it be, I wonder, that there is such a thing as a wantologist, someone we can hire to figure out what we want?… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
Each marriage bears the footprints of economic and cultural trends which originate far outside marriage. — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“A Lake Charles-based artist, Sally was a progressive Democrat who in 2016 primary favored Bernie Sanders. Sally's very dear friend and worl-traveling flight attendant from Opelousas, Louisiana, Shirley was an enthusiast for the Tea Party and Donald Trump. Both woman had joined sororities at LSU. Each had married, had three children, lived in homes walking distance apart in Lake Charles,… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share
“In the life of one man, Lee Sherman, I saw reflected both sides of the Great Paradoz--the need for help and a principled refusal… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“Companies made money and were beholden to stockholders; it was understandable if they tried to “cover their ass,” people told me. But the government… — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
“They had children to take care of and felt wary of supporting any environmental movement or federal government action that might jeopardize them.” — Arlie Russell Hochschild Copy Share Image
