Fundyism and Class

[Lizzy F.]

Quote:To what extent, then, are the rules and excessive control actually coping mechanisms or tools for folks who are coming out of poverty or some other form of immiseration, or living, in a sense, on the edge?

I've seen this firsthand. The poor in my family used church almost as a union meeting. They'd discuss work, being poor, job openings, etc.

Granted, my father comes from the Chesapeake/Norfolk area where naval/government jobs are the largest employer. The nepotism in that area is atrocious.

If they'd had to find jobs the normal route, they'd be lost.