Paternalism incorporated
Between the Civil War and World War I, the author maintains, the corporate transformation of American work created widespread desire for upward mobility, along with widening class divisions. He explores the consequent emergence of the narrative constructs of 'daddy's girl' and 'daddy's boy'.
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