Redundant Masculinities?
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
9781405105866 (ISBN)
Redundant Masculinities? investigates the links between the so-called 'crisis of masculinity' and contemporary changes in the labour market through the lives of young working class men.
Allows the voices of poorly-educated young men to be heard.
Looks at how the labour market is changing.
Emphasises the social construction of gender and racial identities.
Dispels popular myths about the crisis in masculinity.
Linda McDowell is Professor of Geography at University College, London. Her previous publications include Capital Culture: Gender at Work in the City (Blackwells, 1997) and Gender, Identity and Place (1999).
List of Plates. List of Tables.
Preface.
1. Introduction: Young, White, Male and Working Class.
2. The Rise of Poor Work: Employment Restructuring and Changing Class and Gender Identities.
3. The Contemporary Crisis Of Masculinity: It's Hard To Be(Come) A Man or The Problem of/for Boys.
4. Living on The Edge: Marginal Lives In Cambridge and Sheffield.
5. Leaving School: Pathways To Employment and Further Education.
6. Actively Seeking Employment: Committed Workers and Reluctant Learners.
7. Uncertain Transitions: Accidental and Incidental Workers, The Excluded and Escape Attempts.
8. Performing Identity: Protest and Domestic Masculinities.
9. Conclusions: What Is To Be Done About Boys?
Postscript.
Appendix 1: Research Methodology.
Appendix 2: The Participants.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.6.2003 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Antipode Book Series ; Vol.2 |
| Verlagsort | Hoboken |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 154 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 445 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781405105866 / 9781405105866 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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