Americans deny class’s relevance by attributing it to foreign societies

Evidence

Others maintain that for other countries social class is important, but not for Americans. There are rich and poor, perhaps, but not status, class, or deference levels to be accounted for. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2171

Categorization

• CANDY: A compact, quotable example of American exceptionalism in everyday reasoning.
• XREF: connects to: Mont Pelerin Society members deny the salience of class in modern economies — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 1973; The myth of meritocracy makes Americans deny class differences — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 914