Working-class families in the United States are usually nuclear, and many studies indicate that working-class couples marry for love, not for money. Upper-class couples may marry for love, but their commitment of love is sometimes compromised by the recognition of their marriage 1as a way to preserve their class identity. Middle-class couples may alsomarry for love, but the overridden task of middle-class families is also 2an economic thing—to enhance the earning power of the breadwinner. 3Of course, working-class people are also affected by the economicrealities for their families must operate like economic units as well. 4However, the economic tasks of families are more a part of their dreams 5about marriage than they are a part of the reality of their married life.Indeed, to many a working-class couples, love provides a way to escape 6from the difficulties of their parents' home and starts their own family life. 7 Another distinctive feature of working-class families is the majority 8of them have limited choices about the work available to them. Their "choices" are often the "leftovers" in the job market. People from working-classfamilies do seek self-esteem and personal confirmation, and they come 9to their jobs full of hopes. However, given the way which production 10and consumption are organized in advancing societies like the U.S., members of the working-class often experience exploitation in struggling at jobs that may be less meaningful.