Identify and explain each of Walter Miller's focal concerns as they relate to lower-class culture
What will be an ideal response?
Answer (should include points such as):
Trouble is a dominant feature of lower-class culture and involves getting into or staying out of trouble.
Toughness may reflect an obsessive concern with masculinity.
Smartness means to outwit and outfox others.
Excitement is the search for thrills. Lower-class lifestyle is otherwise boring.
Fate is related to excitement and is part of the lower-class thought that they do not have control over their lives.
Autonomy means that the individual believes that he can take care of himself and does not need anyone.
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