The power of the past understanding cross class marriages streib jessi isbn 9780199364428 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Drawing upon detailed interviews with spouses who revealed the inner workings of their marriages she shows that crossing class lines is not easy and that even though these couples shared bank accounts mortgages children and friends each spouse was still shaped by the class of their past and consequently so was their marriage the power of the past illustrates that when individuals are raised in different classes merged lives do not lead to merged ideas about how to lead those lives . In an era in which class divisions are becoming starker than ever some individuals are choosing to marry across class the power of the past traces the lives of a subset of these individuals highly educated adults who married a partner raised in a class different from their own primarily between those from blue and white color backgrounds. The power of the past traces the lives of a subset of these individuals highly educated adults who married a partner raised in a class different from their own primarily between those from blue and white color backgrounds drawing upon detailed interviews with spouses who revealed the inner workings of their marriages jessi streib shows that crossing class lines is not easy and that even though these couples shared bank accounts mortgages children and friends each spouse was still . Click on the article title to read more