Deck 21: Arlie Russell Hochschild, No Country for White Men

Question 1

Hochschild's essay, "No Country for White Men," describes a "deep story" that

A) tells, in fictional terms, a myth about the origins of the people she writes about.
B) recounts the history of migration and settlement of the people she writes about.
C) is a dreamlike image that captures the sense of injustice, victimization, and obstacles faced by people she writes about.
D) is sociologically sophisticated, but the people she writes about thought it was too abstract.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The woman Hochschild spends most of her time with in "No Country for White Men" is

A) an insurance salesperson.
B) a miner.
C) an executive of a business, but she never tells what business.
D) her spouse.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

How did Hochschild do research for her essay, "No Country for White Men"?

A) She lives in the neighborhood about which she wrote.
B) Decades of social surveys provided the data she analyzed and from which she drew conclusions.
C) She made many trips over a five-year period to an area where she got to know the people, spent time interacting with them, and got to know their surrounding environment.
D) As a film reviewer, she has watched thousands of movies and been part of the Hollywood scene all of her adult life.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

It seems obvious from the work Arlie Hochschild did that

A) the people she writes about think of themselves in racial terms, that they are part of a particular "race."
B) most people who "work hard and play by the rules" are ultimately successful.
C) people know what their problems are, understand the reasons for their problems, and know how to solve them.
D) the younger generation will not make the mistakes made by those older than themselves.

Question 5

The division between the people Hochschild writes about in "No Country for White Men" is

A) generational, with most young people leaving for a better life and older people staying.
B) between the undeserving poor who live shattered, disreputable lives and don't try to help themselves, and others who work hard but have difficulty getting ahead and fear the future.
C) white people, most of whom are poor, and blacks, most of whom are poorer than the whites.
D) healing or at least closing quite a bit due to the relocation of industries near where they live.

Question 6

Who do the people in Hochschild's "No Country for White Men" think or hope will help them?

A) God
B) Donald J. Trump
C) no one, because they have lost hope
D) wealthy individuals, once they realize that help is needed, who practice philanthropy