Seeing Others: How Recognition Works-and How It Can Heal a Divided World

“A thoughtful recipe for building social justice” (Kirkus Reviews) from acclaimed Harvard sociologist Michèle Lamont that makes the case for reexamining what we value-the quest for respect-in an age that has been defined by growing inequality and the obsolescence of the American dream.

In this capstone work, Michèle Lamont unpacks the power of recognition-rendering others as visible and valued-by drawing on nearly forty years of research and new interviews with young adults and cultural icon...