The men in their circle have higher rates of depression, higher rates of alcohol and drug abuse, higher rates of divorce and separation from their children. And I believe there was a hidden factor: sympathy for “their” men. They felt ignored by the Democratic Party. But inequality was not the main thing on their minds.
I’ve heard non-Trump voters wonder, “Are Trump’s female supporters aware of wage inequity? Are they aware of workplace discrimination?” And yes, the women Trump supporters I got to know in southwest Louisiana are well aware of gender inequality. Many people, including me, were shocked that most white women voted for Trump instead of Clinton. MARY NOBLE: I turned to Strangers in Their Own Land on November 9, the day after the election.ĪRLIE RUSSELL HOCHSCHILD: Oh, what a day. In the interview that follows, Hochschild addresses two questions on many of our minds these days: “How did this happen?” and “Where should we go from here?” I felt changed by reading her book, as though I had gotten to know her cast of real-life Tea Partiers alongside her. Hochschild writes with kindness and intimate knowledge about her subjects. Hochschild explores the emotional logic behind what she calls their “deep story”: they believe that the government helps minorities “cut ahead of them in line,” while liberal America mocks their values.
It’s people like these that have become Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters. The book takes us to Louisiana, where Hochschild spent five years among Tea Party voters who have suffered at the hands of the oil industry. ” Number two on the list was Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right, by Berkeley sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild. THE MORNING AFTER Trump’s victory, The New York Times recommended “ 6 Books to Help Understand Trump’s Win.
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