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James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American author and venture capitalist known for his memoir Hillbilly Elegy. The book is about the Appalachian values of his upbringing and their relation to the social problems of his hometown. The book was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2016 and 2017. It was a finalist for the 2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. It attracted significant attention during the 2016 election from national media as a window into the white working class. He has appeared on ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and Fox News, among other media outlets.
In addition to the popular attention and critical acclaim the book received, it also provoked criticism from Appalachians who argued that Vance was not an authentic hillbilly or representative of the working class. These critics allege that in Vance's book the author misleadingly conflates the experience and identity of his hillbilly grandparents, with whom he spent some summers as a boy, with his own. Other critics supported Vance's claims to represent this culture.
Politically, Vance identifies as a social conservative who is nevertheless critical of the contemporary Republican Party's policies, particularly on economic policy.
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James David Vance
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Middletown, Ohio, ABD, 2 Ağustos 1984
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Psikologlar, bir insanın hayatı üzerinde kontrolü olmadığına inanıp çabalamayı bırakmasına ‘öğrenilmiş çaresizlik’ der. Toplumumuz bunu bize küçük yaşta öğretti.
Ben bu kültürün ve bu seçimlerin bir ürünüyüm ve büyüdüğüm yerle derin bir bağ hissediyorum. Ama aynı zamanda derin bir öfke de duyuyorum.
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