At 44 he has the same boyish face, hard-rock sound, working-class values and dramatic hair as he did in his 20's.

Faludi's palpable hunger to return to the working-class values of a half century ago does the men (and women) of the coming century no favors.

Sociologist Melvin Kohn argues that working-class values emphasize external standards, such as obedience and a strong respect for authority as well as little tolerance for deviance.

But the madness is carefully balanced with respect for Massillon's working-class values and unified town spirit.

"We'll find out what that is in this race and how it works to convey an understanding of working-class and middle-class values and concerns," Dr. Young said.

The postcynical 90's is a time for returning to working-class values and traditions like bowling.

"But I think we are partly in a revisionist period returning to working-class values."

Emphasizing Ties to Liberals For his part, Senator Akaka has been stressing his ties to the liberal Democratic establishment and support for working-class values.

(The Linden Lions have raised funds for the disadvantaged in an area where working-class values are passed on by tradition and through economic reality).

The film's message, like the song's, is that upward mobility is not a betrayal of working-class values but rather their ultimate fulfillment.